Leading Figures in History

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

62245 persons found

Chinx

American rapper (1983–2015)

Chip Davis

b. 1947

American rock musician and composer

Chip Foose

b. 1963

American designer, artist, and TV personality

Chip Ganassi

b. 1958

American racing team owner

Chipper Jones

b. 1972

American baseball player (born 1972)

Chips Moman

b. 1937

American songwriter (1937–2016)

Chiquito de la Calzada

Spanish stand-up comedian

Chiranjeevi

b. 1955

Indian actor and philanthropist (born 1955)

Chit Hlaing

Burmese politician (1879–1952)

Chitresh Das

b. 1944

Indian dancer, choreographer and educator

Chittaranjan Das

Indian politician, poet, author and leader of the Bengali Swaraj Party (1870–1925)

Chitti Babu (musician)

b. 1936

Indian musician (1936–1996)

Chiune Sugihara

Japanese diplomat and humanitarian (1900–1986)

Chiungtze C. Tsen

Chinese mathematician (1898–1940)

Chiwetel Ejiofor

b. 1977

English actor (born 1977)

Chiyoko Shimakura

Japanese singer and TV presenter

Chiyonofuji Mitsugu

b. 1955

Japanese sumo wrestler (1955–2016)

Chiyonokuni Toshiki

b. 1990

Japanese sumo wrestler

Chiyonoyama Masanobu

b. 1926

Japanese sumo wrestler

Chiyoshōma Fujio

b. 1991

Mongolian sumo wrestler

Chiyotairyū Hidemasa

b. 1988

Japanese sumo wrestler

Chlodulf of Metz

Roman Catholic bishop

Chlodwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst

Chancellor of the German Empire from 1894 to 1900

Chloe Bailey

b. 1998

American singer (born 1998)