Leading Figures in History

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

24411 persons found

Theo van Gogh (art dealer)

b. 1857

Dutch art dealer (1857–1891)

Theo Waigel

b. 1939

German politician (born 1939)

Theobald I of Navarre

b. 1201

King of Navarre from 1234 to 1253

Theobald II, Duke of Lorraine

Duke of Lorraine from 1303 to 1312

Theobald III, Count of Champagne

b. 1179

Count of Champagne from 1197 to 1201

Theobald of Bec

Archbishop of Canterbury from 1139 to 1161

Theobald of Provins

French hermit-saint

Theobald Wolfe Tone FitzGerald

b. 1898

Irish officer and flag painter

Theodoor Rombouts

b. 1597

Flemish painter (1597–1637)

Theodor Curtius

b. 1857

German chemist (1857–1928)

Theodor Herzl

b. 1860

Father of modern political Zionism (1860–1904)

Theodor Kittelsen

b. 1857

Norwegian artist (1857–1914)

Theodor Philipsen

b. 1840

Danish artist (1840–1920)

Theodora (wife of Justinian I)

Roman empress from 527 to 548

Theodore Beza

b. 1519

French Calvinist theologian, reformer and scholar (1519–1605)

Theodore Bikel

b. 1924

Austrian-American actor and folk musician (1924–2015)

Théodore Dubois

French composer and organist (1837–1924)

Theodore H. White

b. 1915

American historian and author (1915–1986)

Theodore Hesburgh

b. 1917

American Catholic priest and 15th president of Notre Dame

Theodore I, Marquis of Montferrat

Greek ruler of Italian polity (c. 1290–1338)

Theodore Maiman

American physicist (1927–2007)

Theodore McCarrick

b. 1930

American Catholic prelate (1930–2025)

Theodore of Sykeon

Anatolian saint (6/7th century)

Theodore Payne

b. 1872