Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Harley Flanders

American mathematician (1925–2013)

Harley Hotchkiss

b. 1927

Canadian businessman

Harley Morenstein

b. 1985

Canadian Internet personality (born 1985)

Harlon Hill

b. 1932

American football player (1932–2013)

Harlow Shapley

American scientist and political activist (1885–1972)

Harman Blennerhassett

b. 1765

Anglo-Irish lawyer and plantation owner (1764–1831)

Harmeet Singh (footballer)

b. 1990

Norwegian footballer (born 1990)

Harmoko

Indonesian politician and journalist (1939–2021)

Harmon Killebrew

American baseball player (1936–2011)

Harmony Tan

b. 1997

French tennis player (born 1997)

Harold Acton

b. 1904

British writer (1904–1994)

Harold Agnew

American physicist

Harold Alexander Abramson

American physician and LSD researcher

Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis

British field marshal; Governor General of Canada (1891–1969)

Harold Amos

b. 1918

American microbiologist

Harold Arlen

American composer of popular music (1905–1986)

Harold Atcherley

b. 1918

British businessman, public figure and arts administrator (1918-2017)

Harold Barrowclough

b. 1894

New Zealand general and judge

Harold Battiste

b. 1931

American musical artist (1931–2015)

Harold Blair

b. 1924

Australian politician

Harold Bloom

b. 1930

American critic, scholar, and writer (1930–2019)

Harold Breen

b. 1893

Australian public servant

Harold Brodkey

b. 1930

American short story writer and novelist (1930–1996)

Harold Budd

b. 1936

American avant-garde composer and poet (1936–2020)