Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Isabella de' Medici

Italian noblewoman (1542–1576)

Isabella del Balzo

b. 1465

Queen consort of Naples

Isabella Feltria della Rovere

Italian noblewoman (1552–1619)

Isabella Ford

b. 1855

English social reformer (1855–1924)

Isabella Glyn

Shakespearean actress

Isabella I of Castile

b. 1451

Queen of Castile and León from 1474 to 1504

Isabella II

b. 1830

Queen of Spain from 1833 to 1868

Isabella II of Jerusalem

Queen of Jerusalem (r. 1212–1228)

Isabella Jagiellon

16th-century queen consort of Hungary

Isabella Leonarda

b. 1620

Italian composer (1620–1704)

Isabella Markham

16th-century English lady-in-waiting

Isabella of Angoulême

Queen of England from 1200 to 1216

Isabella of Aragon, Queen of Portugal

Queen of Portugal from 1497 to 1498

Isabella of Austria

b. 1501

Queen of Denmark and Norway from 1515 to 1523

Isabella of France

Queen of England from 1308 to 1327

Isabella of Navarre, Countess of Armagnac

Countess of Armagnac

Isabella of Portugal

Holy Roman Empress from 1530 to 1539

Isabella of Portugal, Queen of Castile

Queen of Castile and León from 1447 to 1454

Isabella of Valois

Queen of England from 1396 to 1399

Isabella Rossellini

b. 1952

Italian-American actress (born 1952)

Isabella Shinikova

b. 1991

Bulgarian tennis player (born 1991)

Isabella, Countess of Bedford

b. 1332

English princess (1332–1379/1382)

Isabella, Countess of Gloucester

English noblewoman, first wife of King John

Isabelle Adjani

b. 1955

French actress (born 1955)