Leading Figures in History

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

62245 persons found

Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel

b. 1650

Queen of Denmark and Norway from 1670 to 1699

Charlotte Armstrong

b. 1905

American writer (1905–1969)

Charlotte Auerbach

b. 1899

German geneticist (1899–1994)

Charlotte Ayanna

b. 1976

Miss Teen USA 1993

Charlotte Barnum

b. 1860

Mathematician and social activist

Charlotte Bingham

b. 1942

English novelist (1942–2025)

Charlotte Brontë

b. 1816

English novelist and poet (1816–1855)

Charlotte Caffey

b. 1953

American guitarist (born 1953)

Charlotte Casiraghi

b. 1986

Eldest daughter of Princess Caroline of Monaco

Charlotte Coleman

British actress (1968–2001)

Charlotte Cooper (tennis)

b. 1870

English tennis player (1870–1966)

Charlotte Corday

French assassin (1768–1793)

Charlotte de Sauve

b. 1551

French courtesan (1551–1617)

Charlotte de Witte

b. 1992

Belgian DJ and record producer

Charlotte Dujardin

b. 1985

British equestrian and writer (born 1985)

Charlotte Fowler Wells

b. 1814

American phrenologist (1814–1901)

Charlotte Gainsbourg

b. 1971

French and British actress and singer (born 1971)

Charlotte Hatherley

b. 1979

British musician

Charlotte Kalla

b. 1987

Swedish cross-country skier

Charlotte Kretschmann

German supercentenarian (1909–2024)

Charlotte Lamb

British novelist (1937–2000)

Charlotte Leslie

b. 1978

British Conservative Party politician

Charlotte Moore Sitterly

b. 1898

American astronomer (1898–1990)

Charlotte of Belgium

b. 1840

Empress of Mexico from 1864 to 1867