Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Ignacy Jan Paderewski

Polish pianist, composer, intellectual and statesman (1860–1941)

Ignasi Giménez Renom

b. 1979

Spanish mayor

Ignasi Guardans

b. 1964

Spanish politician (born 1964)

Ignatios of Constantinople

Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 847 to 858 and from 867 to 877

Ignatius Aphrem II

b. 1965

123rd Patriarch of the Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch (2014–Present)

Ignatius George II

106th Patriarch of the Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch (1687–1708)

Ignatius Kutu Acheampong

Head of State of Ghana from 1972 to 1978

Ignatius of Loyola

Basque Spaniard Catholic priest and theologian (1491–1556)

Ignatius Peter VIII Abdalahad

b. 1930

Head of the Syriac Catholic Church from 2001 to 2008

Ignatius Zakka I

b. 1933

122nd Patriarch of Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch (1980–2014)

Ignatz Bubis

Former president of the Central Council of Jews in Germany

Ignaz Anton von Indermauer

b. 1759

Austrian aristocrat and statesman

Ignaz Bösendorfer

b. 1796

Austrian musician and piano manufacturer (1796–1859)

Ignaz Brüll

Austrian musician

Ignaz Fränzl

b. 1736

Ignaz Holzbauer

b. 1711

German composer (1711–1783)

Ignaz Moscheles

b. 1794

Bohemian pianist and composer (1794–1870)

Ignaz Pleyel

b. 1757

Austrian composer and piano builder (1757–1831)

Ignaz Semmelweis

b. 1818

Early pioneer of antiseptic procedures

Ignaz Sowinski

Austrian architect

Ignazio Giunti

b. 1941

Italian racing driver (1941–1971)

Ignazio Prota

b. 1690

Italian composer and music educator

Ignazio Silone

b. 1900

Italian politician and writer (1900–1978)

Ignotus

Hungarian editor and writer