Leading Figures in History

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

24411 persons found

Terry Southern

b. 1924

American writer (1924–1995)

Terry Spinks

English boxer

Terry Waite

b. 1939

English human rights activist (born 1939)

Terry Willesee

b. 1945

Australian presenter from 1969 to 2013

Terry Wyatt

b. 1957

British scientist (born 1957)

Terry-Thomas

b. 1911

English actor and comedian (1911–1990)

Terttu Savola

b. 1941

Finnish politician

Tessa Virtue

b. 1989

Canadian ice dancer

Tex Beneke

American saxophonist, singer, and bandleader (1914–2000)

Tex Schramm

b. 1920

American football executive (1920–2003)

Texas Jack Omohundro

American frontier scout and showman (1846–1880)

Teymuraz Gabashvili

b. 1985

Russian tennis player

Thabo Mbeki

b. 1942

President of South Africa from 1999 to 2008

Thabo Sefolosha

b. 1984

Swiss basketball player (born 1984)

Thad Cochran

American attorney and politician (1937–2019)

Thaddeus Shideler

American hurdler

Thaddeus Young

b. 1988

American basketball player (born 1988)

Thadeus Nguyễn Văn Lý

b. 1946

Vietnamese Roman Catholic priest and dissident

Thado Minsaw of Ava

b. 1531

16th-century Burmese Viceroy of Ava

Thanasis Veggos

Greek actor and director (1927–2011)

Thanassis Skordalos

Musical artist

Thanom Kittikachorn

Prime Minister of Thailand (1958; 1963–1973)

Thaóyate Dúta

Chief of Kaposia band of Wahpekute (c. 1810 – 1863)

The Cardigans

b. 1973

Swedish rock band