Leading Figures in History

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

39109 persons found

Nenad Zimonjić

b. 1976

Serbian tennis player and coach (born 1976)

Nenê (footballer, born 1981)

b. 1981

Brazilian footballer

Nene Macdonald

b. 1994

Papua New Guinea international rugby league footballer

Nepotianus

Roman imperial usurper in 350

Ner Middleswarth

American politician (1783–1865)

Nérée Beauchemin

Nergal (musician)

b. 1977

Polish musician

Neroli Fairhall

New zealand paralympic archer

Nerses Bedros XIX Tarmouni

Head of the Armenian Catholic Church from 1999 to 2015

Nery Castillo

b. 1984

Mexican footballer (born 1984)

Nery Pumpido

b. 1957

Argentine footballer (born 1957)

Neshka Robeva

b. 1946

Bulgarian rhythmic gymnast (born 1946)

Nessa Barrett

b. 2002

American singer-songwriter and media personality (born 2002)

Néstor Araujo

b. 1991

Mexican footballer (born 1991)

Nestor Basterretxea

b. 1924

Basque artist

Nestor Makhno

Ukrainian anarchist revolutionary (1888–1934)

Nestor Mesta Chayres

Mexican tenor (1908–1971)

Netiporn Sanesangkhom

Thai political activist (1995–2024)

Netta Muskett

British novelist

Nettie Palmer

b. 1885

Australian poet, essayist and literary critic

Nettie Stevens

American geneticist (1861–1912)

Neverland Express

b. 1961

Backing band of singer Meat Loaf

Nevill Mott

British theoretical physicist (1905–1996)

Neville Alexander

South African activist (1936–2012)