Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Herbert Kretzmer

b. 1925

English journalist and lyricist (1925–2020)

Herbert Kroemer

b. 1928

German–American physicist (1928–2024)

Herbert Lichtenfeld

b. 1927

Herbert Lom

b. 1917

Czech actor (1917–2012)

Herbert M. Allison

b. 1943

American businessman (1943–2013)

Herbert Macaulay

Nigerian politician (1864–1946)

Herbert Marcuse

b. 1898

German–American philosopher, sociologist, and political theorist (1898–1979)

Herbert Marshall

b. 1890

English actor (1890–1966)

Herbert Mataré

b. 1912

German physicist (1912-2011)

Herbert Meier

b. 1928

Swiss writer and translator (1928–2018)

Herbert Meinhard Mühlpfordt

German historian

Herbert Meyer (footballer)

b. 1948

German footballer

Herbert Morrison (journalist)

b. 1905

American journalist (1905–1989)

Herbert Müller (racing driver)

Swiss racing driver (1940–1981)

Herbert Murrill

British composer and organist (1909-1952)

Herbert Prohaska

b. 1955

Austrian footballer (born 1955)

Herbert Putnam

American librarian and 8th Librarian of Congress

Herbert R. Axelrod

American tropical fish expert, a publisher of pet books, and an entrepreneur

Herbert Read

English anarchist and writer (1893–1968)

Herbert Reul

b. 1952

German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (born 1952)

Herbert Ross

American choreographer and film & theatre director (1927–2001)

Herbert Scarf

b. 1930

American economist

Herbert Spencer

b. 1820

English philosopher and political theorist (1820–1903)

Herbert Spencer Gasser

American physiologist (1888–1963)