Leading Figures in History

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

24411 persons found

Ulrich Beck

b. 1944

German sociologist (1944–2015)

Ulrich Inderbinen

Swiss mountain climber and mountain guide (1900–2004)

Ulrich of Augsburg

Bishop of Augsburg from 923 to 973

Ulrich Salchow

Swedish figure skater

Ulrich von Hutten

b. 1488

German scholar, poet and reformer (1488-1523)

Ulrike Meinhof

German left-wing militant (1934–1976)

Ulrike Tauber

b. 1958

East German swimmer

Ultimate Warrior

b. 1959

American professional wrestler and bodybuilder (1959–2014)

Ulubatlı Hasan

Turkish martyr (1428 – 1453)

Ulyana Barkova

Russian farm worker (1906–1991)

Ulysses S. Grant

b. 1822

Civil War general, U.S. president from 1869 to 1877

Ulysses S. Grant III

b. 1881

American army officer and grandson of President Ulysses S. Grant (1881–1968)

Uma Bharti

b. 1959

15th Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh

Uma Thurman

b. 1970

American actress (born 1970)

Umaru Musa Yar'Adua

President of Nigeria from 2007 to 2010

Umegatani Tōtarō I

Japanese sumo wrestler

Una Stubbs

b. 1937

British actress, television personality, and dancer (1937–2021)

Unai Simón

b. 1997

Spanish footballer (born 1997)

Uncle Charlie Osborne

American musician

Uncle Kracker

b. 1974

American musician (born 1974)

Unita Blackwell

American civil rights activist (1933–2019)

United Airlines Flight 232

1989 aviation accident in Iowa

Unity Dow

b. 1959

Motswana politician, writer, and human rights activist (born 1959)

Uno Laht

b. 1924

Estonian writer and poet