Leading Figures in History

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

21506 persons found

Usman Afzaal

b. 1977

English cricketer (born 1977)

Uta Frith

b. 1941

German developmental psychologist (born 1941)

Uta Hagen

b. 1919

American actress and teacher (1919–2004)

Uta Rohländer

b. 1969

German sprinter

Utah Phillips

b. 1935

American labor organizer, folk singer, and poet (1935–2008)

Utamish

Officer in the Abbasid Military

Uthman

3rd Rashidun caliph from 644 to 656

Uwe Boll

b. 1965

German filmmaker (born 1965)

Uwe Kliemann

b. 1949

German footballer and coach

Uwe Krupp

b. 1965

German ice hockey player (born 1965)

Uwe Rapolder

b. 1958

German footballer

Uzay Heparı

Musical artist

Uzi Hitman

b. 1952

Israeli singer-songwriter (1952–2004)

V. C. Andrews

b. 1923

American novelist (1923–1986)

V. K. Krishna Menon

b. 1896

Former Indian Defence Minister

V. M. Panchalingam

V. P. Singh

b. 1931

Prime Minister of India from 1989 to 1990

V. S. Ramadevi

Indian politician

V. V. Giri

President of India from 1969 to 1974

Václav Klaus

b. 1941

President of the Czech Republic from 2003 to 2013

Václav Renč

Czech poet, writer, dramatist and translator

Václav Varaďa

b. 1976

Czech ice hockey player

Vadim Cojocaru

b. 1961

Moldovan politician (1961–2021)

Vadim Kuzmin (physicist)

b. 1936