Leading Figures in History

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

24411 persons found

Udonis Haslem

b. 1980

American basketball player (born 1980)

Ueli Kestenholz

b. 1975

Swiss snowboarder (1975–2026)

Uesugi Kenshin

Japanese daimyo (1530–1578)

Uffe Ellemann-Jensen

Danish politician (1941–2022)

Uffe Haagerup

Danish mathematician (1949–2015)

Uģis Prauliņš

b. 1957

Latvian composer

Ugo Ehiogu

English football player and coach (1972–2017)

Uğur Erdener

b. 1950

Uijong of Goryeo

b. 1127

King of Goryeo from 1146 to 1170

Uko Fockena

Ukyo Katayama

b. 1963

Japanese racing driver (born 1963)

Uładzimir Katkoŭski

Belarusian blogger (1976–2007)

Uładzimir Žyłka

b. 1900

Belarusian poet

Ulf Andersson

b. 1951

Swedish chess grandmaster (born 1951)

Ulf Merbold

b. 1941

German astronaut and physicist (born 1941)

Ulf Wakenius

b. 1958

Swedish jazz guitarist

Uli Herzner

b. 1971

German fashion designer

Ulisse Aldrovandi

Italian naturalist (1522–1605)

Ulla Jacobsson

b. 1929

Swedish actress (1929–1982)

Ulla Schmidt

b. 1949

German politician (born 1949)

Ülo Jõgi

Estonian freedom fighter and historian

Ülo Õun

b. 1940

Estonian sculptor

Ulric Cross

b. 1917

Trinidadian lawyer and diplomat (1917–2013)

Ulric II, Margrave of Carniola