Leading Figures in History

Discover the people who shaped our world — from rulers and scientists to artists and activists.

39106 persons found

Cyneweard of Glastonbury

10th-century Bishop of Wells

Cynthia Enloe

b. 1938

American feminist writer, theorist, and professor (born 1938)

Cynthia McFadden

b. 1956

American television journalist (born 1956)

Cynthia Ozick

b. 1928

American writer (born 1928)

Cynthia Rowley

b. 1958

American fashion designer (born 1958)

Cynthia Stevenson

b. 1962

American actress (born 1962)

Cyprien Tanguay

French Canadian priest and historian (1819-1902)

Cyrano de Bergerac

French novelist and dramatist (1619–1655)

Cyriel Verschaeve

b. 1874

Flemish nationalist priest and writer who collaborated with the Nazis

Cyril Fletcher

b. 1913

English comedian (1913–2005)

Cyril Grant

b. 1920

English footballer

Cyril Knowles

b. 1944

England international footballer (1944–1991)

Cyril M. Kornbluth

b. 1923

American science fiction author (1923–1958)

Cyril N. Hinshelwood

b. 1897

British Nobel laureate and chemist (1897-1967)

Cyril Smith

b. 1928

British politician (1928–2010)

Cyril Walters

b. 1905

English cricketer

Cyril Washbrook

English cricketer

Cyril Wecht

American forensic pathologist (1931–2024)

Cyrus Griffin

b. 1748

American lawyer and politician (1748–1810)

Cyrus McCormick

American inventor and businessman (1809–1884)

Cyrus S. Eaton

Canadian-American banker, businessman and philanthropist (1883–1979)

Czesław Marchaj

Polish yacht racer

Czesław Miłosz

b. 1911

Polish-American poet and Nobel laureate (1911–2004)

Czesław Olech

Polish mathematician (1931–2015)