Leading Figures in History

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

24419 persons found

Iva Toguri D'Aquino

b. 1916

Japanese-American propagandist (1916–2006)

Iva Withers

b. 1917

American actress and singer

Ivan Boesky

American stock trader (1937–2024)

Ivan Bukavshin

b. 1995

Russian chess grandmaster (1995–2016)

Ivan Cankar

b. 1876

Slovene writer and political activist (1876–1918)

Ivan Capelli

b. 1963

Italian racing driver (born 1963)

Ivan Chernyakhovsky

b. 1906

Soviet military commander

Ivan Combe

b. 1911

Iván de la Peña

b. 1976

Spanish footballer

Ivan De Santis

b. 1997

Italian professional footballer

Ivan Franko

Ukrainian poet and writer (1856–1916)

Ivan Goff

b. 1910

Australian screenwriter (1910–1999)

Ivan Goncharov

b. 1812

Russian novelist and official (1812–1891)

Ivan Kaye

b. 1961

British actor (b. 1961)

Ivan Kireyevsky

Russian philosopher (1806–1856)

Ivan Konev

Soviet military commander (1897–1973)

Ivan Kozák

b. 1970

Slovak footballer

Ivan Minatti

Slovene poet, editor, and translator

Ivan Nabokov

Ivan Pervushin

Russian clergyman and mathematician

Ivan Plyushch

Ukrainian politician (1941–2014)

Ivan Sutherland

b. 1938

American computer scientist and Internet pioneer

Ivan Trubetskoy

b. 1667

Russian field marshal

Ivan Turina

Croatian footballer (1980–2013)