Leading Figures in History

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

62245 persons found

Christina Perri

b. 1986

American singer-songwriter (born 1986)

Christina Shakovets

b. 1994

German tennis player

Christina Stead

b. 1902

Australian writer

Christina Stürmer

b. 1982

Austrian singer and songwriter (born 1982)

Christina von Stommeln

b. 1242

Roman Catholic mystic and stigmatic (1242–1312)

Christina, Queen of Sweden

Queen of Sweden from 1632 to 1654

Christine Arron

b. 1973

French sprinter (born 1973)

Christine Baranski

b. 1952

American actress (born 1952)

Christine Beasley

b. 1944

British nursing administrator; National Health Service administrator

Christine Bersola-Babao

b. 1970

Filipina multi-media personality

Christine Boudrias

b. 1972

Canadian short-track speed skater

Christine Brennan

b. 1958

American journalist

Christine Cavanaugh

b. 1963

American actress (1963–2014)

Christine Charbonneau

French Canadian singer and songwriter

Christine Estabrook

b. 1950

American actress (born 1952)

Christine Evangelista

b. 1986

American actress

Christine Hough

b. 1969

Canadian pair skater

Christine Jorgensen

American transgender actress (1926–1989)

Christine King

b. 1944

British historian and university administrator

Christine Kirch

German astronomer

Christine Kurzhals

German politician (1950–1998)

Christine McVie

b. 1943

English musician (1943–2022)

Christine Nesbitt

b. 1985

Canadian speed skater

Christine of Hesse

b. 1543

16th-century German noblewoman