Leading Figures in History

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

24419 persons found

Hans Alfredson

b. 1931

Swedish actor

Hans Auer

b. 1847

Swiss-Austrian architect (1847–1906)

Hans Berger

b. 1873

German psychiatrist (1873-1941)

Hans Bergsland

Norwegian fencer

Hans Bethe

b. 1906

German-American physicist (1906–2005)

Hans Binder

b. 1948

Austrian racing driver (born 1948)

Hans Blix

b. 1928

Swedish politician (born 1928)

Hans Christian Lumbye

b. 1810

Danish composer (1810–1874)

Hans Erasmus Aßmann

Hans Frank

b. 1900

German politician and war criminal (1900–1946)

Hans Freeman

b. 1929

Australian chemist (1929–2008)

Hans Gerschwiler

b. 1920

Swiss figure skater (1921–2017)

Hans Hartwig von Beseler

b. 1850

German general

Hans Hass

Austrian biologist, film-maker, and underwater diving pioneer

Hans Hollein

Austrian architect and designer (1934–2014)

Hans Holzer

American writer and parapsychologist

Hans Jansen

Dutch academic (1942–2015)

Hans Joachim von Zieten

b. 1699

Prussian general

Hans Karl von Diebitsch

German-born Russian commander (1785–1831)

Hans Keilson

Hans Kroes

b. 1965

Dutch swimmer (born 1965)

Hans Lammers

b. 1879

German jurist and Nazi politician (1879–1962)

Hans Leip

German writer

Hans Leo Hassler

German composer (1564–1612)