Leading Figures in History

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

39109 persons found

Nawrūz (Mongol emir)

13th century Mongol Naib of Ilkhanate and Ilkhanate emir of Khorasan

Nawshirwan Mustafa

Iraqi Kurdish politician

Naya Rivera

American actress and singer (1987–2020)

Nayib Bukele

b. 1981

President of El Salvador since 2019

Naz Reid

b. 1999

American basketball player (born 1999)

Nazanin Boniadi

b. 1979

British actress and activist (born May 22, 1979)

Nazar Abdul Zahra

Iraqi footballer (1961–2006)

Nazareth (band)

b. 1947

Scottish hard rock band

Nazia Hassan

Pakistani singer (1965–2000)

Nazik Al-Malaika

b. 1922

Iraqi modernist poet

Nazir Ahmed, Baron Ahmed

b. 1957

British politician (born 1957)

Nâzım Hikmet

Turkish communist poet, playwright and novelist (1902–1963)

Ne Win

b. 1910

Leader of Burma (1958–1960; 1962–1988)

Neagu Djuvara

b. 1916

Romanian historian (1916–2018)

Neal Adams

b. 1941

American comic book artist (1941–2022)

Neal Anderson

b. 1964

American football player (born 1964)

Neal Doughty

b. 1946

American keyboardist

Neal E. Boyd

American opera singer (1975–2018)

Neal Foulds

b. 1963

English snooker player

Neal Morse

b. 1960

American rock musician (born 1960)

Neal Pionk

b. 1995

American ice hockey player (born 1995)

Neale Cooper

Scottish footballer and manager (1963–2018)

Necip Fazıl Kısakürek

Turkish poet, novelist, playwright, Islamist ideologue (1904–1983)

Necmettin Hacıeminoğlu

Turkish linguist (1932–1996)