Leading Figures in History

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

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Theodore Bikel

b. 1924

Austrian-American actor and folk musician (1924–2015)

Théodore Dubois

French composer and organist (1837–1924)

Theodore H. White

b. 1915

American historian and author (1915–1986)

Theodore Hesburgh

b. 1917

American Catholic priest and 15th president of Notre Dame

Theodore I, Marquis of Montferrat

Greek ruler of Italian polity (c. 1290–1338)

Theodore Maiman

American physicist (1927–2007)

Theodore of Sykeon

Anatolian saint (6/7th century)

Théodore Pilette

Belgian racing driver (1883–1921)

Theodore Robinson

b. 1852

American painter (1852–1896)

Theodore Roethke

b. 1908

Pulitzer Prize winning American poet (1908–1963)

Theodore Schultz

b. 1902

American economist and Nobel Laureate (1902–1998)

Theodore Sizer (art historian)

American art historian (1892–1967)

Theodore Sturgeon

American speculative fiction writer (1918–1985)

Theodore von Kármán

Hungarian-American mathematician, aerospace engineer and physicist (1881–1963)

Theodoros Papaloukas

b. 1977

Greek basketball player

Theodosius Romanus

57th Patriarch of Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch

Theofanis Gekas

b. 1980

Greek footballer (born 1980)

Theophanu

Holy Roman Empress from 973 to 983

Theophilus Holmes

Confederate States Army Lt General

Theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk

English nobleman and politician (1584–1640)

Theophilus Shepstone

British South African statesman

Theoren Fleury

b. 1968

Canadian ice hockey player (born 1968)

Theresa Merritt

American actress (1922–1998)