Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Ilias Atmatsidis

b. 1969

Greek footballer (born 1969)

Ilias Degiannis

Greek naval officer and resistance leader (1912–1943)

Ilias Tsirimokos

b. 1907

Greek politician

Ilie Năstase

b. 1946

Romanian tennis player (born 1946)

Ilir Latifi

b. 1983

Swedish-Albanian MMA Fighter

Ilja Hurník

Czech composer and essayist (1922–2013)

Ilka Agricola

b. 1973

German mathematician

İlkay Gündoğan

b. 1990

German footballer (born 1990)

Illeana Douglas

b. 1965

American actress and filmmaker

Illimar Pärn

b. 1988

Estonian ski jumper

Illinois Jacquet

American jazz saxophonist (1922–2004)

Illya Marchenko

b. 1987

Ukrainian tennis player (born 1987)

Ilmar Kullam

b. 1922

Estonian basketball player

Ilmar Raag

b. 1968

Estonian screenwriter and film director

Ilmar Raud

Estonian chess player (1913–1941)

Ilmar Reepalu

b. 1943

Estonian-Swedish architect

Ilnur Alshin

b. 1993

Russian professional football player

Ilona Korstin

b. 1980

Russian basketball player (born 1980)

Ilse DeLange

b. 1977

Dutch country and pop singer

Ilse Huizinga

b. 1966

Dutch jazz singer (born 1966)

Ilse Koch

b. 1906

German war criminal (1906–1967)

Ilya Bryzgalov

b. 1980

Russian ice hockey player (born 1980)

Ilya Ehrenburg

Soviet writer (1891–1967)

Ilya Frank

Soviet physicist (1908–1990)