Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Horio Yoshiharu

Japanese daimyō

Horst Faas

German writer, journalist and photographer (1933–2012)

Horst Jankowski

German pianist (1936–1998)

Horst Schumann

b. 1906

Nazi SS doctor at Auschwitz (1906–1983)

Horst Skoff

b. 1968

Austrian tennis player

Horst Stein

German conductor

Horst Szymaniak

German footballer (1934–2009)

Horst Wessel

b. 1907

German Nazi martyr (1907–1930)

Horton Davies

Welsh Protestant minister and historian (1916–2005)

Horton Smith

b. 1908

American professional golfer (1908–1963)

Hoshi (South Korean singer)

b. 1996

South Korean singer (born 1996)

Hoshitango Imachi

b. 1965

Argentine-born Japanese sumo wrestler and professional wrestler

Hōshōryū Tomokatsu

b. 1999

Mongolian sumo wrestler (born 1999)

Hosni Mubarak

b. 1928

President of Egypt from 1981 to 2011

Hosokawa Gracia

Member of the Akechi family during the Sengoku period

Hosokawa Sumimoto

Japanese samurai commander

Hosokawa Takakuni

Japanese military commander

Hoss Ellington

American racing driver and team owner

Hossam Hassan

b. 1966

Egyptian football manager (born 1966)

Hossein Amir-Abdollahian

Iranian politician (1964–2024)

Hossein Hamadani

Islamic revolutionary guard corps commander

Hossein Nuri

b. 1954

Iranian artist and filmmaker