Leading Figures in History

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

62243 persons found

Canaletto

Italian painter of landscapes (1697–1768)

Cancio Garcia

b. 1937

Filipino judge (1937–2013)

Candace Gingrich

b. 1966

American LGBT rights activist

Candace Owens

b. 1989

American political commentator (born 1989)

Candace Parker

b. 1986

American basketball player (born 1986)

Candace Pert

b. 1946

American neuroscientist (1946–2013)

Candice Bergen

b. 1946

American actress (born 1946)

Candice Dupree

b. 1984

American basketball player and coach (born 1984)

Candice King

b. 1987

American actress (born 1987)

Candice Michelle

b. 1978

American model, actress and professional wrestler (born 1978)

Candice Night

b. 1971

American singer (born 1971)

Candice Swanepoel

b. 1988

South African model (born 1988)

Candida Lycett Green

British author (1942–2014)

Candida Royalle

American pornographic filmmaker (1950–2015)

Cándido Muatetema Rivas

Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea (1960–2014)

Candy Barr

b. 1935

American stripper, burlesque dancer (1935–2005)

Candy Dulfer

b. 1969

Dutch jazz and pop saxophonist (born 1969)

Candy Maldonado

b. 1960

Puerto Rican baseball player (born 1960)

Canek Sánchez Guevara

b. 1974

Cuban author and dissident (1974–2015)

Canelo Álvarez

b. 1990

Mexican boxer (born 1990)

Caner Erkin

b. 1988

Turkish footballer (born 1988)

Cannonball Adderley

American jazz saxophonist (1928–1975)

Canonicus

Narragansett Chief (c. 1565 – 1647)

Cansignorio della Scala

Lord of Verona from 1359 to 1375