Leading Figures in History

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

24411 persons found

Toshi Seeger

b. 1922

German and American film producer (1922–2013)

Toshikatsu Matsuoka

Japanese politician

TotalBiscuit

British game critic and commentator (1984–2018)

Totila

King of the Ostrogoths from 541 to 552

Toussaint-Guillaume Picquet de la Motte

French Navy officer (1720–1791)

Tove Jansson

Finland-Swedish writer and illustrator (1914–2001)

Toyah Willcox

b. 1958

English singer-songwriter, actress and television presenter (born 1958)

Toyo Ito

b. 1941

Japanese architect

Toyohiko Kagawa

b. 1888

Japanese Christian social reformer

Toyonoshima Daiki

b. 1983

Japanese sumo wrestler

Tracey Emin

b. 1963

English artist (born 1963)

Tracey Spicer

b. 1967

Australian journalist

Traci Lords

b. 1968

American actress (born 1968)

Tracy Grimshaw

b. 1960

Australian journalist and television presenter (born 1960)

Tracy K. Smith

b. 1972

American poet (born 1972)

Tracy McGrady

b. 1979

American basketball player (born 1979)

Tracy Pollan

b. 1960

American actress (born 1960)

Trajan Langdon

b. 1976

American basketball executive and former player (born 1976)

Tran Duc Thao

Phenomenology and Marxist philosophy

Trần Thiện Khiêm

Prime Minister of South Vietnam from 1969 to 1975

Trần Văn Trà

North Vietnamese commander

Tranquillo Barnetta

b. 1985

Swiss footballer (born 1985)

Travis Hafner

b. 1977

American baseball player (born 1977)

Travis Hunter

b. 2003

American football player (born 2003)