Leading Figures in History

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

39109 persons found

Nicholas I of Russia

b. 1796

Emperor of Russia from 1825 to 1855

Nicholas II

b. 1868

Emperor of Russia from 1894 to 1917

Nicholas Kaldor

b. 1908

Hungarian-British economist

Nicholas Liverpool

President of Dominica

Nicholas Lloyd

b. 1942

British newspaper editor and broadcaster (born 1942)

Nicholas Longespee

13th-century Bishop of Salisbury

Nicholas Magallanes

Mexican-American ballet dancer

Nicholas Maw

British composer (1935–2009)

Nicholas Maxwell

b. 1937

British philosopher (1937–2025)

Nicholas Metropolis

b. 1915

Greek-American physicist and mathematician (1915–1999)

Nicholas Monsarrat

English writer (1910–1979)

Nicholas of Cusa

German cardinal and philosopher (1401–1464)

Nicholas Pieck

b. 1534

16th-century Dutch Friar Minor and martyr declared a saint by the Catholic Church

Nicholas Ray

American film director (1911–1979)

Nicholas Saunderson

English mathematician and scientist (1682–1739)

Nicholas Stern, Baron Stern of Brentford

b. 1946

British economist and academic (born 1946)

Nicholas Stone

English sculptor and architect (c. 1586–1647)

Nicholas West

English bishop and diplomatist (1461–1533)

Nicholas Winton

b. 1909

British banker and humanitarian (1909–2015)

Nick Adams (actor, born 1931)

b. 1931

American actor, screenwriter (1931–1968)

Nick Anstee

b. 1958

British politician

Nick Augusto

b. 1986

American drummer

Nick Bjugstad

b. 1992

American ice hockey player (born 1992)

Nick Bollettieri

b. 1931

American tennis coach (1931–2022)