Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Gyula Mándi

Hungarian footballer (1899–1969)

Gyula Sax

b. 1951

Hungarian chess grandmaster (1951–2014)

GZA

b. 1966

American rapper (born 1966)

H. A. Rey

Children's illustrator and writer (1898–1977)

H. B. Bailey

American race car driver (1936–2003)

H. B. Reese

American inventor and businessman (1879–1956)

H. B. Stallard

b. 1901

British athlete

H. B. Warner

b. 1876

English film and theatre actor (1876–1958)

H. Bonciu

b. 1893

Romanian writer (1893 - 1950)

H. C. Potter

b. 1904

American director

H. D. Deve Gowda

b. 1933

Prime Minister of India from 1996 to 1997

H. E. Bates

b. 1905

British writer (1905–1974)

H. G. Carrillo

b. 1960

American writer (1960–2020)

H. G. Wells

English writer (1866–1946)

H. Gary Morse

American businessman (1936–2014)

H. H. Asquith

b. 1852

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1908 to 1916

H. H. Holmes

American con artist and serial killer (1861–1896)

H. Jon Benjamin

b. 1966

American actor and comedian (born 1966)

H. Jones

b. 1940

British Army officer (1940–1982)

H. L. Davis

b. 1894

American novelist

H. L. Mencken

b. 1880

American journalist and writer (1880–1956)

H. M. Brock

b. 1875

English painter

H. P. Berlage

Dutch architect (1856–1934)

H. P. Lovecraft

b. 1890

American writer (1890–1937)