Leading Figures in History

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

24419 persons found

Hans List

b. 1896

Austrian engineer and inventor (1896–1996)

Hans Litten

b. 1903

German lawyer (1903–1938)

Hans Meerwein

b. 1879

German chemist (1879–1965)

Hans Niemann

b. 2003

American chess grandmaster (born 2003)

Hans Pfitzner

b. 1869

German composer and conductor (1869–1949)

Hans Poelzig

b. 1869

German architect

Hans Rott

Austrian composer (1858–1884)

Hans Ruesch

b. 1913

Swiss racing driver, novelist, and activist (1913–2007)

Hans Schmidt (wrestler)

Canadian professional wrestler (1925-2012)

Hans Sloane

b. 1660

Anglo-Irish physician, naturalist and collector (1660–1753)

Hans Spemann

b. 1869

German embryologist (1869–1941)

Hans Steinbrenner (sculptor)

German painter and sculptor (1928–2008)

Hans the Elder, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Haderslev

b. 1521

Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Haderslev

Hans Välimäki

b. 1970

Hans Vogt (linguist)

b. 1903

Norwegian linguist

Hans Vonk (conductor)

b. 1942

Dutch conductor (1942–2004)

Hans Waldemar Wessolowski

German-American illustrator (1894–1948)

Hans Werner Henze

b. 1926

German composer (1926–2012)

Hans-Joachim Walde

b. 1942

German athlete (1942–2013)

Hans-Jörg Butt

b. 1974

German footballer (born 1974)

Hans-Peter Dürr

German physicist

Hans-Ulrich Rudel

b. 1916

German military officer (1916-1982)

Hans-Ulrich Wehler

German historian (1931–2014)

Hansie Cronje

South African cricketer (1969–2002)