Leading Figures in History

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

24419 persons found

Hélio Castroneves

b. 1975

Brazilian racing driver (born 1975)

Helma Sanders-Brahms

German film director, screenwriter, producer and actress (1940–2014)

Helmut Braunlich

b. 1929

American classical composer

Helmut Dietl

b. 1944

German film director and author

Helmut Jahn

German and American architect (1940–2021)

Helmut Kohl

Chancellor of Germany from 1982 to 1998

Helmut Lent

b. 1918

German fighter ace (1918–1944)

Helmut Marko

b. 1943

Austrian racing driver and motorsport executive (born 1943)

Helmut Ulm

b. 1908

German mathematician (1908 – 1975)

Helmuth Rilling

b. 1933

German choral conductor (1933–2026)

Helmuth von Moltke the Elder

German field marshal (1800–1891)

Heloísa Pinheiro

b. 1945

Brazilian model

Hem Vejakorn

Thai artist and writer (1904–1969)

Hemant Kumar

b. 1920

Indian singer and music director (1920–1989)

Hemmo Kallio

b. 1863

Finnish actor and playwright

Henck Arron

b. 1936

First Suriname Prime Minister (1936–2000)

Henderson Forsythe

American actor (1917–2006)

Hendrick Avercamp

Dutch painter (c. 1585–1634)

Hendrick de Keyser

b. 1565

Dutch sculptor, merchant in Belgium bluestone and architect

Hendrick Peter Godfried Quack

b. 1834

Dutch legal scholar, economist and historian (1834 - 1917)

Hendrik Casimir

Dutch physicist (1909–2000)

Hendrik Elias

b. 1902

Belgian politician (1902–1973)

Hendrik Nicolaas Werkman

b. 1882

Dutch artist, typographer and printer

Hendrik Offerhaus

b. 1875

Dutch rower