Leading Figures in History

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

62245 persons found

Christian Pulisic

b. 1998

American soccer player (born 1998)

Christian Rahn

b. 1979

German footballer

Christian Rakovsky

Bulgarian-born Soviet diplomat (1873–1941)

Christian Schad

b. 1894

German painter

Christian Schwarzenegger

b. 1959

Swiss legal scientist and professor

Christian Serratos

b. 1990

American actress

Christian Slater

b. 1969

American actor (born 1969)

Christian Stangl

b. 1966

Austrian mountaineer and mountain guide

Christian Tamminga

b. 1974

Dutch pole vaulter

Christian Taylor (athlete)

b. 1990

American track and field athlete

Christian Tetzlaff

b. 1966

German violinist

Christian the Younger of Brunswick

German Protestant military leader during the Thirty Years' War

Christian Thomasius

German jurist and philosopher (1655–1728)

Christian Tshimanga Kabeya

b. 1987

Belgian footballer (born 1987)

Christian V of Denmark

King of Denmark and Norway from 1670 to 1699

Christian Vande Velde

b. 1976

American cyclist (born 1976)

Christian Vander (footballer)

b. 1980

German footballer

Christian Vázquez

b. 1990

Puerto Rican baseball player (born 1990)

Christian Vieri

b. 1973

Italian footballer (born 1973)

Christian VIII

b. 1786

King of Denmark from 1839 to 1848

Christian von Ehrenfels

b. 1859

Austrian philosopher (1859–1932)

Christian Walz

b. 1978

Swedish artist, songwriter, and producer (born 1978)

Christian Welch

b. 1994

Australian rugby league footballer

Christian Wilberg

German painter