Leading Figures in History

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

39109 persons found

Neville Brand

American actor (1920–1992)

Neville Brody

b. 1957

British graphic designer

Neville Jeffress

b. 1920

Neville McNamara

b. 1923

Royal Australian Air Force and Australian Defence Force chief

Neville Wran

Australian politician (1926–2014)

Nevin Spence

b. 1990

Rugby player

Newt Gingrich

b. 1943

American politician (born 1943)

Newton (singer)

b. 1967

UK firefighter turned pop singer

Newton Moore

b. 1870

Australian army officer and politician (1870–1936)

Nezahualcoyotl (tlatoani)

b. 1402

Tlatoani of Texcoco

Ngaio Marsh

b. 1895

New Zealand crime writer and theatre director (1895–1982)

Ngina Kenyatta

b. 1933

Former Kenya's First Lady

Ngô Bảo Châu

b. 1972

Vietnamese math professor (born 1972)

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

b. 1954

Nigerian economist (born 1954)

Nguyễn Đình Bắc

b. 2004

Vietnamese footballer (born 2004)

Nguyễn Đình Chiểu

b. 1822

Vietnamese poet

Nguyễn Hữu Có

South Vietnamese military officer and politician (1925–2012)

Nguyen Manh Tuong

Vietnamese activist (1909–1997)

Nguyễn Ngọc Duy

b. 1986

Vietnamese footballer

Nguyễn Ngọc Thơ

b. 1908

Vice president of South Vietnam from 1956 to 1963

Nguyễn Phú Trọng

Leader of Vietnam from 2011 to 2024

Nguyễn Phương Nga

b. 1963

Vietnamese diplomat

Nguyễn Văn Linh

b. 1915

Vietnamese revolutionary and politician (1915–1998)

Nia Jax

b. 1984

Australian-American professional wrestler (born 1984)