Leading Figures in History

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

21506 persons found

Una Stubbs

b. 1937

British actress, television personality, and dancer (1937–2021)

Unai Simón

b. 1997

Spanish footballer (born 1997)

Uncle Charlie Osborne

American musician

Uncle Kracker

b. 1974

American musician (born 1974)

Unita Blackwell

American civil rights activist (1933–2019)

United Airlines Flight 232

1989 aviation accident in Iowa

Unity Dow

b. 1959

Motswana politician, writer, and human rights activist (born 1959)

Uno Laht

b. 1924

Estonian writer and poet

Uno Lamm

b. 1904

Swedish electrical engineer and inventor

Unryū Kyūkichi

Japanese sumo wrestler

Upendrakishore Ray Chowdhury

b. 1863

Bengali writer and illustrator

Ura Kazuki

b. 1992

Japanese sumo wrestler (born 1992)

Urania Marquard Olsen

Danish-Norwegian actress and theatre director (1856–1932)

Urby Emanuelson

b. 1986

Dutch footballer (born 1986)

Uri Zvi Greenberg

Israeli poet and politician (1896–1981)

Uriah Rennie

British football referee (1959–2025)

Uriel Jones

b. 1934

American drummer (1934–2009)

Urmas Ott

b. 1955

Estonian journalist

Urmas Reinsalu

b. 1975

Estonian politician (born 1975)

Urs Felber

Urs Wild

b. 1936

Swiss chemist (1936–2022)

Ursula Ledóchowska

b. 1865

Polish Roman Catholic nun and saint (1865–1939)

Ursula Plassnik

b. 1956

Austrian diplomat and politician

Usha Prashar, Baroness Prashar

b. 1948

British politician