Leading Figures in History

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

21506 persons found

Thomas Jefferson (musician)

b. 1920

American jazz musician

Thomas Kean

b. 1935

Governor of New Jersey from 1982 to 1990

Thomas Kennedy (RAF officer)

b. 1928

Royal Air Force Air Chief Marshal (1928-2013)

Thomas Kuhn

American philosopher (1922–1996)

Thomas la Warr, 5th Baron De La Warr

English nobleman

Thomas Leuluai

b. 1985

New Zealand international rugby league footballer

Thomas Lewis (Virginia politician)

b. 1718

American politician

Thomas Lovell Beddoes

b. 1803

English poet, dramatist and physician (1803–1849)

Thomas Lowndes (astronomer)

Thomas Lucy

b. 1532

Politician and magistrate in 16th-century England

Thomas M. Franck

Thomas MacDonagh

Irish revolutionary (1878–1916)

Thomas Mann

b. 1875

German novelist (1875–1955)

Thomas Mavros

b. 1954

Greek footballer (born 1954)

Thomas McIlwraith

b. 1835

Australian politician (1835–1900)

Thomas McKean

American Founding Father and politician (1734–1817)

Thomas Meik

Scottish engineer

Thomas Middleton

b. 1580

English playwright and poet (1580–1627)

Thomas Midgley Jr.

b. 1889

American chemist and engineer (1889–1944)

Thomas Mitchell (explorer)

b. 1792

Scottish surveyor and explorer in Australia (1792–1855)

Thomas Moore

b. 1779

Irish poet, singer and songwriter (1779–1852)

Thomas Mun

b. 1571

English economist (1571–1641)

Thomas Müntzer

German preacher and theologian (c. 1489 – 1525)

Thomas N. Heffron

American film director