Leading Figures in History

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

39107 persons found

Odette Hallowes

b. 1912

French resistance member (1912–1995)

Odette Laure

French actress and singer

Odilia Dank

American politician (1938–2013)

Odilo Globocnik

b. 1904

Austrian Nazi, SS officer, and Holocaust perpetrator (1904–1945)

Odilon Redon

b. 1840

French painter (1840–1916)

Odion Ighalo

b. 1989

Nigerian footballer (born 1989)

Odo I, Count of Troyes

Count of Troyes

Odo II of Burgundy

Duke of Burgundy from 1143 to 1162

Odo III of Burgundy

Duke of Burgundy from 1192 to 1218

Odo of Nevers

French noble (1230–1266)

Ödön Lechner

Hungarian architect

Ödön Pártos

Hungarian-Israeli violist and composer

Ödön von Horváth

Austro-Hungarian playwright and novelist (1901–1938)

Odysseas Androutsos

Greek military leader (c. 1788 – 1825)

Odysseas Vlachodimos

b. 1994

Greek footballer (born 1994)

Offa of Mercia

King of Mercia from 757 to 796

OG Anunoby

b. 1997

British basketball player (born 1997)

Ogata Kōrin

Japanese visual artist (1658–1716)

Ogden L. Mills

b. 1884

American politician (1884–1937)

Ogden Nash

American poet (1902–1971)

Ogden Reid

b. 1925

American politician (1925–2019)

Ogie Alcasid

b. 1967

Filipino actor, comedian and singer-songwriter (born 1967)

Oguchi Onyewu

b. 1982

American soccer player (born 1982)

Oğuz Abadan

b. 1950

Turkish musician (born 1950)