Leading Figures in History

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

62243 persons found

C. Suntharalingam

b. 1895

Ceylon Tamil academic and politician

C. T. R. Wilson

British meteorologist and physicist (1869–1959)

C. T. Vivian

b. 1924

American minister, writer, and civil rights activist (1924–2020)

C. V. Raman

b. 1888

Indian physicist (1888–1970)

C. V. Vigneswaran

b. 1939

Sri Lankan politician

C. Vann Woodward

b. 1908

American historian (1908–1999)

C. W. Post

American businessman (1854–1914)

C. Wright Mills

b. 1916

American sociologist (1916–1962)

C. X. Larrabee

American businessman

C. Z. Guest

American actress, author, horsewoman, designer and socialite (1920–2003)

C.C. DeVille

b. 1962

American guitarist (born 1962)

C418

b. 1989

German musician (born 1989)

Cachao

b. 1918

Cuban double bassist and composer (1918–2008)

Cade Cunningham

b. 2001

American basketball player (born 2001)

Cadillac Anderson

b. 1964

American basketball player (born 1964)

Cadmus M. Wilcox

b. 1824

United States Army officer (1824–1890)

Cady McClain

b. 1969

American actress, singer, and author

Cædwalla

King of Wessex from 685 to 688

Caeleb Dressel

b. 1996

American swimmer (born 1996)

Caesar Baronius

Italian cardinal and ecclesiastical historian (1538–1607)

Caesar Rodney

U.S. Founding Father (1728–1784)

Caesarion

b. 47 BC

Pharaoh of Egypt from 44 to 30 BC

Caesarius of Arles

Merovingian monk, archbishop and saint

Caetano Veloso

b. 1942

Brazilian composer and singer (born 1942)