Leading Figures in History

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

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Nettie Stevens

American geneticist (1861–1912)

Neverland Express

b. 1961

Backing band of singer Meat Loaf

Neville Brand

American actor (1920–1992)

Neville Brody

b. 1957

British graphic designer

Neville McNamara

b. 1923

Royal Australian Air Force and Australian Defence Force chief

Neville Wran

Australian politician (1926–2014)

Nevin Spence

b. 1990

Rugby player

Newt Gingrich

b. 1943

American politician (born 1943)

Newton (singer)

b. 1967

UK firefighter turned pop singer

Newton Moore

b. 1870

Australian army officer and politician (1870–1936)

Nezahualcoyotl (tlatoani)

b. 1402

Tlatoani of Texcoco

Ngaio Marsh

b. 1895

New Zealand crime writer and theatre director (1895–1982)

Ngina Kenyatta

b. 1933

Former Kenya's First Lady

Ngô Bảo Châu

b. 1972

Vietnamese math professor (born 1972)

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

b. 1954

Nigerian economist (born 1954)

Nguyen Manh Tuong

Vietnamese activist (1909–1997)

Nguyễn Ngọc Thơ

b. 1908

Vice president of South Vietnam from 1956 to 1963

Nia Jax

b. 1984

Australian-American professional wrestler (born 1984)

Nia Zulkarnaen

b. 1970

Indonesian singer, actress and producer (born 1970)

Niall Ferguson

b. 1964

Scottish historian (born 1964)

Niccolò Albergati

Italian Roman Catholic prelate

Niccolò Machiavelli

b. 1469

Florentine statesman, diplomat, and political theorist (1469–1527)

Niccolò Paganini

Italian violinist and composer (1782–1840)

Niccolò Piccinni

Italian composer (1728-1800)