Leading Figures in History

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

21506 persons found

Ulf Merbold

b. 1941

German astronaut and physicist (born 1941)

Ulf Wakenius

b. 1958

Swedish jazz guitarist

Uli Herzner

b. 1971

German fashion designer

Ulisse Aldrovandi

Italian naturalist (1522–1605)

Ulla Jacobsson

b. 1929

Swedish actress (1929–1982)

Ulla Schmidt

b. 1949

German politician (born 1949)

Ülo Jõgi

Estonian freedom fighter and historian

Ülo Õun

b. 1940

Estonian sculptor

Ulric Cross

b. 1917

Trinidadian lawyer and diplomat (1917–2013)

Ulric II, Margrave of Carniola

Ulrich Beck

b. 1944

German sociologist (1944–2015)

Ulrich Inderbinen

Swiss mountain climber and mountain guide (1900–2004)

Ulrich Salchow

Swedish figure skater

Ulrich von Hutten

b. 1488

German scholar, poet and reformer (1488-1523)

Ulrike Meinhof

German left-wing militant (1934–1976)

Ulrike Tauber

b. 1958

East German swimmer

Ultimate Warrior

b. 1959

American professional wrestler and bodybuilder (1959–2014)

Ulubatlı Hasan

Turkish martyr (1428 – 1453)

Ulyana Barkova

Russian farm worker (1906–1991)

Ulysses S. Grant

b. 1822

Civil War general, U.S. president from 1869 to 1877

Uma Bharti

b. 1959

15th Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh

Uma Thurman

b. 1970

American actress (born 1970)

Umaru Musa Yar'Adua

President of Nigeria from 2007 to 2010

Umegatani Tōtarō I

Japanese sumo wrestler