Leading Figures in History

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

24411 persons found

Uno Lamm

b. 1904

Swedish electrical engineer and inventor

Unryū Kyūkichi

Japanese sumo wrestler

Upendrakishore Ray Chowdhury

b. 1863

Bengali writer and illustrator

Ura Kazuki

b. 1992

Japanese sumo wrestler (born 1992)

Urania Marquard Olsen

Danish-Norwegian actress and theatre director (1856–1932)

Urban Meyer

b. 1964

American football coach (born 1964)

Urby Emanuelson

b. 1986

Dutch footballer (born 1986)

Uri Zvi Greenberg

Israeli poet and politician (1896–1981)

Uriah Rennie

British football referee (1959–2025)

Uriel Jones

b. 1934

American drummer (1934–2009)

Urmas Ott

b. 1955

Estonian journalist

Urmas Reinsalu

b. 1975

Estonian politician (born 1975)

Urmas Rooba

b. 1978

Estonian footballer (born 1978)

Urs Felber

Urs Wild

b. 1936

Swiss chemist (1936–2022)

Ursula Ledóchowska

b. 1865

Polish Roman Catholic nun and saint (1865–1939)

Ursula Plassnik

b. 1956

Austrian diplomat and politician

Usama ibn Munqidh

b. 1095

Banu Munqidh poet and historian

Usha Prashar, Baroness Prashar

b. 1948

British politician

Usman Afzaal

b. 1977

English cricketer (born 1977)

Uta Frith

b. 1941

German developmental psychologist (born 1941)

Uta Hagen

b. 1919

American actress and teacher (1919–2004)

Uta Rohländer

b. 1969

German sprinter

Utah Phillips

b. 1935

American labor organizer, folk singer, and poet (1935–2008)