Leading Figures in History

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

62243 persons found

Camille of Renesse-Breidbach

Belgian nobleman and author

Camille Pin

b. 1981

French tennis player

Camille Pissarro

b. 1830

Danish-French painter (1830–1903)

Camille Roy (literary critic)

Canadian academic (1870–1943)

Camille Saint-Saëns

b. 1835

French composer (1835–1921)

Camillien Houde

b. 1889

Canadian politician (1889–1958)

Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour

First Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Italy from March to June in 1861

Camillo Felgen

Luxembourgish singer, lyricist, DJ, and TV presenter

Camillo Golgi

b. 1843

Italian biologist and pathologist (1843–1926)

Camillo Sivori

b. 1815

Italian violinist and composer (1817–1894)

Camillus de Lellis

b. 1550

Italian Catholic saint (1550–1614)

Camilo Cienfuegos

Cuban revolutionary leader and guerrilla (1933–Missing 1959)

Camilo José Cela

b. 1916

Spanish novelist, poet, essayist (1916–2002)

Camilo Sesto

b. 1946

Spanish singer (1946–2019)

Campbell Gillies

Scottish National Hunt jockey

Campbell Graham

b. 1999

Australian rugby league footballer

Campbell Newman

b. 1963

Premier of Queensland from 2012 to 2015

Campbell Scott

b. 1961

American actor and director (born 1961)

Campos Sales

President of Brazil from free 1898 to 1902

Can Aktav

b. 1994

Turkish footballer (born 1994)

Can Artam

b. 1981

Turkish racecar driver (born 1981)

Can Dündar

b. 1961

Turkish journalist, columnist and documentarian (born 1961)

Can Yücel

b. 1926

Turkish poet (1926–1999)

Canaan Banana

President of Zimbabwe from 1980 to 1987