Leading Figures in History

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

62243 persons found

Carla van de Puttelaar

b. 1967

Dutch artist and historian (born 1967)

Carle Vernet

b. 1758

French painter (1758–1836)

Carlene Carter

b. 1955

American country singer (born 1955)

Carleton Carpenter

b. 1926

American actor (1926–2022)

Carleton Ellis

b. 1876

American chemist and inventor

Carleton S. Coon

American anthropologist (1904–1981)

Carli Lloyd

b. 1982

American soccer player (born 1982)

Carling Bassett-Seguso

b. 1967

Canadian tennis player

Carlinhos (footballer, born June 1994)

b. 1994

Brazilian footballer

Carlisle Best

b. 1959

Barbadian cricketer

Carlisle Floyd

b. 1926

American composer (1926–2021)

Carlo Abarth

Italian automobile designer (1908–1979)

Carlo Acton

b. 1829

Italian composer and concert pianist

Carlo Acutis

Italian saint (1991–2006)

Carlo Ancelotti

b. 1959

Italian football manager (born 1959)

Carlo Aurelio Widmann

b. 1750

Carlo Azeglio Ciampi

President of Italy from 1999 to 2006

Carlo Bergamini (admiral)

Italian admiral (1888–1943)

Carlo Bertinazzi

Italian actor and author

Carlo Cecere

b. 1706

Italian composer

Carlo Checchinato

b. 1970

Italy international rugby union player

Carlo Chiti

Italian engineer and car designer (1924–1994)

Carlo Clerici

b. 1929

Swiss cyclist (1929–2007)

Carlo Collodi

Italian writer (1826–1890)