Leading Figures in History

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

24419 persons found

Huang Zitao

b. 1993

Chinese rapper (born 1993)

Hubert Ashton

English cricketer, footballer, and politician

Hubert Cecil Booth

b. 1871

English engineer

Hubert Chesshyre

b. 1940

British officer of arms (1940–2020)

Hubert Davis

b. 1970

American basketball player and coach (born 1970)

Hubert de Burgh, Earl of Kent

Chief Justiciar of England and Ireland (c. 1170–1243)

Hubert Howe Bancroft

b. 1832

19th and 20th-century American historian and ethnologist

Hubert Humphrey

b. 1911

Vice President of the United States from 1965 to 1969

Hubert Opperman

b. 1904

Australian racing cyclist

Hubert Robert

b. 1733

French painter (1733–1808)

Hubert Selby Jr.

American writer

Hubertus Strughold

b. 1898

German psychologist and human experimenter (1898–1986)

Hubertus van Mook

Dutch colonial governor (1894–1965)

Hucbald

Benedictine monk and music theorist (c. 850 – 930)

Huda Sha'arawi

b. 1879

Egyptian feminist leader (1879–1947)

Huda Zoghbi

b. 1954

Lebanese scientist

Huddy (musician)

b. 2002

American Internet celebrity (born 2002)

Huey Lewis

b. 1950

American singer and actor

Hugh Alexander (baseball)

b. 1917

American baseball player and scout (1917–2000)

Hugh Beaumont

American actor (1910–1982)

Hugh Casson

b. 1910

British architect (1910–1999)

Hugh Cortazzi

b. 1924

British diplomat

Hugh d'Aubigny, 5th Earl of Arundel

Hugh Dancy

b. 1975

English actor (born 1975)