Leading Figures in History

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

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Hamani Diori

b. 1916

President of Niger from 1960 to 1974

Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum

b. 1982

Crown Prince of Dubai (born 1982)

Hamelin de Warenne, Earl of Surrey

English nobleman (c. 1130–1202)

Hamengkubuwono IX

Indonesian politician and royal (1912–1988)

Hami Mandıralı

b. 1968

Turkish footballer and manager

Hamid Gul

Pakistani director of Intelligence (1936–2015)

Hamid Samandarian

Iranian film director

Hamida Banu Begum

Padshah Begum of Mughal Empire (1527–1604)

Hamiet Bluiett

b. 1940

American jazz musician and composer

Hamílton (footballer, born 1980)

b. 1980

Brazilian footballer

Hamilton Fish

b. 1808

American politician (1808–1893)

Hamilton Hume

b. 1797

Australian explorer (1797–1873)

Hamilton Jordan

Chief of Staff to President of the United States Jimmy Carter

Hamilton Masakadza

b. 1983

Zimbabwean cricketer (born 1983)

Hamilton Naki

South African surgeon (1926–2005)

Hamilton O. Smith

b. 1931

American biologist (1931–2025)

Hamish MacInnes

b. 1930

Scottish mountain climber (1930–2020)

Hamish McIntosh

b. 1984

Australian rules footballer

Hamish McLachlan

b. 1975

Australian sports broadcaster

Hamish Stuart

b. 1949

Scottish musician (born 1949)

Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow

b. 2001

Australia & Samoa international rugby league footballer

Hamit Kaplan

b. 1934

Circassian wrestler

Hamlin Garland

b. 1860

American writer, Georgist, and psychical researcher

Hammer DeRoburt

President of Nauru (1922–1992)