Leading Figures in History

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

62245 persons found

Claude-Joseph Vernet

b. 1714

French painter (1714–1789)

Claude-Louis Navier

French engineer and physicist (1785–1836)

Claude, Duke of Guise

b. 1496

French aristocrat, 1st Duke of Giuse (1496–1550)

Claudell Washington

American baseball player (1954–2020)

Claudette Colbert

French-American actress (1903–1996)

Claudette Colvin

b. 1939

African-American civil rights activist (1939–2026)

Claudette Werleigh

b. 1946

Haitian politician (born 1946)

Claudia Card

American philosopher

Claudia Christian

b. 1965

American actress (born 1965)

Claudia de' Medici

b. 1604

Archduchess consort of Further Austria

Claudia Fragapane

b. 1997

British artistic gymnast

Claudia J. Kennedy

b. 1947

First female three-star general in the US Army

Claudia Karvan

b. 1972

Australian actress (born 1972)

Claudia Leitte

b. 1980

Brazilian singer (born 1980)

Claudia Marx

b. 1978

German sprinter

Claudia Salman

b. 1986

German heptathlete (born 1986)

Claudia Schiffer

b. 1970

German model (born 1970)

Claudia Sheinbaum

b. 1962

President of Mexico since 2024

Claudin de Sermisy

French composer (c. 1490 – 1562)

Claudine Auger

b. 1941

French actress (1941–2019)

Claudine Co

b. 1998

Filipino singer and influencer (born 1998)

Claudio Abbado

b. 1933

Italian conductor (1933–2014)

Claudio Acquaviva

b. 1543

Italian priest (1543–1615)

Claudio Arrau

Chilean and American pianist (1903–1991)