Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Hugh Dancy

b. 1975

English actor (born 1975)

Hugh David Politzer

b. 1949

American theoretical physicist

Hugh de Balsham

Bishop of Ely (died 1286)

Hugh de Cressingham

13th-century English nobleman

Hugh Despenser the Elder

Former Earl of Winchester (1261–1326)

Hugh Dowding

b. 1882

Royal Air Force Air Chief Marshal (1882–1970)

Hugh Drysdale

British colonial governor

Hugh Dykes

b. 1939

British politician (born 1939)

Hugh Everett III

American scientist (1930–1982)

Hugh Faringdon

English Catholic monk and martyr

Hugh Foliot

English bishop (c. 1155–1234)

Hugh Foot, Baron Caradon

English colonial administrator and diplomat (1907–1990)

Hugh Grant

b. 1960

English actor (born 1960)

Hugh Green (American football)

b. 1959

American football player (born 1959)

Hugh Griffith

Welsh actor (1912–1980)

Hugh Griffiths, Baron Griffiths

b. 1923

British soldier, judge and cricketer (1923–2015)

Hugh Hefner

American magazine publisher (1926–2017)

Hugh Hood

b. 1928

Canadian writer and university professor (1928–2000)

Hugh Hopper

b. 1945

Musical artist

Hugh Huxley

English biologist (1924–2013)

Hugh I of Burgundy

Prior of the Benedictine Abbey of Cluny

Hugh III of Burgundy

Duke of Burgundy from 1162 to 1192

Hugh IV of Burgundy

Duke of Burgundy from 1218 to 1272

Hugh IV of Cyprus

King of Cyprus from 1324 to 1358