Leading Figures in History

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

62243 persons found

Carl Burgos

b. 1916

American cartoonist

Carl Bussey

b. 1978

American soccer player (born 1978)

Carl Carl

Polish actor and theatre director

Carl Clauberg

German gynaecologist and Auschwitz experimenter

Carl Correns

b. 1864

German botanist and geneticist (1864–1933)

Carl Cox

b. 1962

British DJ (born 1962)

Carl Crawford

b. 1981

American baseball player (born 1981)

Carl Czerny

Austrian composer, teacher and pianist (1791–1857)

Carl David Anderson

b. 1905

American physicist (1905–1991)

Carl Davis (music producer)

American record producer and music executive (1934–2012)

Carl Dennis

b. 1939

American poet and educator

Carl Diem

b. 1882

German sports administrator (1882–1962)

Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf

Austrian composer (1739–1799)

Carl Djerassi

b. 1923

American pharmaceutical chemist and writer (1923–2015)

Carl Dudley

American film director (1910–1973)

Carl E. Moses

American politician

Carl Edwards

b. 1979

American racing driver (born 1979)

Carl Epting Mundy Jr.

b. 1935

United States Marine Corps general

Carl Erskine

American baseball player (1926–2024)

Carl Eytel

b. 1862

German-American painter (1862–1925)

Carl F. W. Borgward

German engineer and designer (1890–1963)

Carl Ferdinand Cori

Austrian-American Nobel prize laureate and scientist (1896–1984)

Carl Flesch

b. 1873

Hungarian violinist

Carl Fogarty

b. 1965

English motorcycle racer (born 1965)