Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Helene Weigel

b. 1900

Austrian actress and artistic director (1900–1971)

Helenio Herrera

b. 1910

Argentine-French footballer and manager (1910–1997)

Helga Arendt

b. 1964

German sprinter (1964–2013)

Helga Königsdorf

East German author and physicist

Helga Radtke

b. 1962

German track and field athlete (born 1962)

Helge Hagerup

Norwegian playwright, poet and novelist

Helge Larsson

b. 1916

Swedish canoeist

Helge Løvland

b. 1890

Norwegian decathlete (1890–1984)

Helgi Sigurðsson

b. 1974

Icelandic footballer and manager (born 1974)

Hélie de Saint Marc

French resistance member (1922–2013)

Hélio Castroneves

b. 1975

Brazilian racing driver (born 1975)

Hélio Gracie

b. 1913

Brazilian co-inventor of Brazilian jiu-jitsu (1913–2009)

Helios Creed

b. 1953

American musician

Helius Eobanus Hessus

German Latin poet and Lutheran humanist

Hella Wuolijoki

b. 1886

Estonian-born Finnish writer

Helle Virkner

b. 1925

Danish actress (1925–2009)

Hellmuth Karasek

German journalist and literary critic (1934–2015)

Hellmuth Walter

b. 1900

German rocket scientist

Helma Sanders-Brahms

German film director, screenwriter, producer and actress (1940–2014)

Helmi Üprus

Estonian art historian (1911-1978)

Helmut Braunlich

b. 1929

American classical composer

Helmut Clasen

b. 1935

Canadian motorcycle racer

Helmut Dietl

b. 1944

German film director and author

Helmut Haller

German footballer (1939–2012)