Leading Figures in History

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

39110 persons found

Naim Frashëri

b. 1846

Albanian poet, writer and activist (1846–1900)

Naim Talu

15th Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey from 1973 to 1974

Najib Razak

b. 1953

Prime Minister of Malaysia from 2009 to 2018

Najm al-Din Ayyub

Kurdish mercenary and politician, father of Saladin

Nakagawa Kiyohide

Japanese warlord (daimyō; 1542–1583)

Nam Duck-woo

b. 1924

South Korean politician (1924–2013)

Nam June Paik

b. 1932

South Korean video artist (1932–2006)

Nam Nguyen

b. 1998

Canadian figure skater (born 1998)

Nambaryn Enkhbayar

b. 1958

3rd President of Mongolia from 2005 to 2009

Nampalys Mendy

b. 1992

Senegalese footballer (born 1992)

Nan Martin

b. 1927

American actress (1927–2010)

Nana Kitade

b. 1987

Japanese singer-songwriter and musician (born 1987)

Naná Vasconcelos

b. 1944

Brazilian musician (1944–2016)

Nana Visitor

b. 1957

American actress (born 1957)

Nanci Griffith

b. 1953

American singer-songwriter (1953–2021)

Nancy Allen (actress)

b. 1950

American actress (born 1950)

Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor

British politician (1879–1964)

Nancy Buckingham

b. 1924

British writer of gothic and romance novels (1924–2022)

Nancy Dussault

b. 1936

American actress and singer (born 1936)

Nancy Garden

b. 1938

American fiction writer (1938–2014)

Nancy Giles

b. 1960

American actress and commentator

Nancy Greene Raine

b. 1943

Canadian alpine skier and politician

Nancy Juvonen

b. 1967

American film producer

Nancy Kassebaum

b. 1932

American politician (born 1932)