Leading Figures in History

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

62245 persons found

Christopher Chope

b. 1947

British politician (born 1947)

Christopher Ciccone

American artist (1960–2024)

Christopher Cockerell

English engineer, inventor of the Hovercraft

Christopher Columbus

Italian navigator and explorer (1451–1506)

Christopher Cox

b. 1952

American lawyer and politician (born 1952)

Christopher Cross

b. 1951

American singer-songwriter (born 1951)

Christopher de Leon

b. 1956

Filipino actor and filmmaker (born 1956)

Christopher Dean

b. 1958

English ice dancer (born 1958)

Christopher Dibon

b. 1990

Austrian footballer

Christopher Eubanks

b. 1996

American professional tennis player (born 1996)

Christopher Evans (computer scientist)

British computer scientist and author (1931–1979)

Christopher Ferguson

b. 1961

American astronaut (born 1961)

Christopher Foster (bishop)

b. 1953

British Anglican bishop

Christopher Foster (economist)

b. 1930

British economist (1930–2022)

Christopher Glenn

American radio and television news journalist

Christopher Gore

b. 1758

American Federalist politician (1758–1827)

Christopher Gorham

b. 1974

American actor (born 1974)

Christopher Gunning

b. 1944

English composer (1944–2023)

Christopher Haskins

b. 1937

Irish businessman and peer (1937–2026)

Christopher Hewett

English actor and theatre director (1922–2001)

Christopher Hill (bishop)

b. 1945

British bishop

Christopher Hogwood

b. 1941

English conductor and musicologist (1941–2014)

Christopher Hornsrud

b. 1859

Norwegian politician

Christopher I of Baden

b. 1453

Margrave of Baden from 1475 to 1515