Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Ide Pedersdatter Falk

Idel Jakobson

b. 1904

Estonian NKVD officer

Idi Amin

President of Uganda from 1971 to 1979

Idina Menzel

b. 1971

American actress and singer (born 1971)

Ido Pariente

b. 1978

Israeli mixed martial arts fighter

Idris Elba

b. 1972

English actor (born 1972)

Idris Imad al-Din

Da'i al-Mutlaq of Tayyibi Isma'ilis from 1428 to 1468

Idris Muhammad

American jazz drummer and bandleader (1939–2014)

Idris of Libya

King of Libya from 1951 to 1969

Idris Sardi

Idriss Déby

Leader of Chad from 1990 to 2021

Idriz Ajeti

b. 1917

Albanian linguist

Iemasa Kayumi

b. 1933

Japanese actor (1933-2014)

Ien Dales

b. 1931

Dutch politician (1931–1994)

Ienăchiță Văcărescu

Wallachian Romanian poet and historian

Ieng Sary

b. 1925

Cambodian politician and war criminal (1925–2013)

Ieng Thirith

Khmer Rouge cadre

Ieronymos I of Athens

Ieva Simonaitytė

Lithuanian writer (1897–1978)

Ieva Zunda

b. 1978

Latvian athlete

Ifeanyi Chiejine

Nigerian footballer (1983–2019)

Ifigeneia Giannopoulou

Greek songwriter

Ify Ibekwe

b. 1989

Nigerian basketball player (born 1989)

Iga Świątek

b. 2001

Polish tennis player (born 2001)