Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Cornelius Vanderbilt III

b. 1873

American military officer and engineer

Cornelius Warmerdam

b. 1915

American pole vaulter (1915–2001)

Cornell Borchers

German actress (1925–2014)

Cornell Gunter

b. 1936

American singer (1936–1990)

Cornell Woolrich

American novelist (1903–1968)

Cornstalk (Shawnee leader)

Shawnee leader in the American Revolution

Corrado Gini

b. 1884

Italian statistician (1884–1965)

Corrado Grabbi

b. 1975

Italian footballer (born 1975)

Correlli Barnett

b. 1927

British military historian (1927–2022)

Corrie Sanders

South African boxer (1966–2012)

Corrie van Zyl

b. 1961

South African cricketer (born 1961)

Corrosion of Conformity

b. 1965

American heavy metal band

Cortez Kennedy

b. 1968

American football player (1968–2017)

Cory Booker

b. 1969

American politician (born 1969)

Cory Doctorow

b. 1971

Canadian-British writer (born 1971)

Cory Gardner

b. 1974

American politician and attorney (born 1974)

Cory Joseph

b. 1991

Canadian basketball player (born 1991)

Cory Lidle

American baseball player (1972–2006)

Cory Michael Smith

b. 1986

American actor

Cory Monteith

b. 1982

Canadian actor (1982–2013)

Cory Sullivan

b. 1979

American baseball player (born 1979)

Cosimo de' Medici

Ruler of Florence from 1434 to 1464

Cosimo I de' Medici

Duke of Florence later Grand Duke of Tuscany (1537–1574)

Cosimo II de' Medici

b. 1590

Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1609 to 1621