Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Hilpas Sulin

b. 1934

Finnish ice hockey player and coach (1934–2025)

Hilton Valentine

b. 1943

British guitarist (1943–2021)

Himayat Ali Shair

b. 1926

Urdu poet and writer (1926–2019)

Himesh Reshammiya

b. 1973

Indian music director and actor (born 1973)

Hiob Ludolf

b. 1624

German orientalist (1624-1704)

Hipólito Ruiz López

b. 1754

Spanish botanist (1754-1816)

Hipólito Yrigoyen

President of Argentina (1916–1922, 1928–1930)

Hippolyte Aucouturier

b. 1876

French cyclist (1876–1944)

Hippolyte Carnot

b. 1801

French statesman (1801–1888)

Hippolyte Fizeau

French physicist

Hiram Abas

Turkish intelligence official

Hiram Fong

American politician (1906–2004)

Hiram Johnson

American politician (1866-1945)

Hiram Mier

b. 1989

Mexican footballer (born 1989)

Hiram Walden

American politician

Hiram Walker

b. 1816

American entrepreneur (1816-1899)

Hiram Wesley Evans

Ku Klux Klan Imperial Wizard (1881–1966)

Hiranuma Kiichirō

b. 1867

Prime Minister of Japan in 1939

Hiren Bhattacharyya

Indian poet and lyricist (1932–2012)

Hirini Melbourne

b. 1949

Māori composer, singer, university lecturer, poet and author

Hiro Matsuda

b. 1937

Japanese professional wrestler (1937–1999)

Hiro Takahashi

b. 1964

Musical artist

Hirofumi Uzawa

Japanese economist (1928–2014)

Hirohito

b. 1901

Emperor of Japan from 1926 to 1989