Leading Figures in History

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

39107 persons found

Olympe de Gouges

b. 1748

French playwright and activist (1746–1793)

Olympia Dukakis

American actress (1931–2021)

Om Prakash Munjal

Indian businessman, philanthropist (1928–2015)

Omar Abdel-Rahman

b. 1938

Egyptian Islamist militant (1938–2017)

Omar Abu Risha

Syrian poet and diplomat

Omar Arellano (footballer, born 1987)

b. 1987

Mexican footballer

Omar Bongo

President of Gabon from 1967 to 2009

Omar Bundy

b. 1861

United States Army officer (1861–1940)

Omar Epps

b. 1973

American actor and musician (born 1973)

Omar Khayyam

b. 1048

Persian polymath and poet (1048–1131)

Omar McLeod

b. 1994

Jamaican athletics competitor

Omar Sachedina

b. 1982

Canadian television reporter

Omar Sharif

Egyptian actor (1932–2015)

Omar Strong

b. 1990

American basketball player

Omar Suleiman (politician)

b. 1936

Vice President of Egypt from January 2011 to February 2011

Omar Torrijos

Military leader of Panama from 1968 to 1981

Omar Vizquel

b. 1967

Venezuelan baseball player and coach (born 1967)

Omari Banks

b. 1982

West Indian cricketer

Ömer Aşık

b. 1986

Turkish basketball player (born 1986)

Ömer Aysan Barış

b. 1982

Turkish footballer (born 1982)

Omer Côté

Canadian politician (1906–1999)

Ömer Kavur

Turkish film director

Omri Casspi

b. 1988

Israeli basketball player (born 1988)

On Kawara

Japanese artist (1932–2014)