Leading Figures in History

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

39107 persons found

Oscar Zariski

b. 1899

Russian-American mathematician (1899–1986)

Osgood Perkins (actor, born 1892)

b. 1892

American actor (1892–1937)

Oshin, King of Armenia

King of Armenia from 1307 to 1320

Oskar Anderson

b. 1887

Russian-German statistician (1887–1960)

Oskar Fischinger

b. 1900

German-American animator, filmmaker, and painter (1900–1967)

Oskar Merikanto

b. 1868

Finnish musician and composer (1868–1924)

Oskar Rosenfeld

b. 1884

Austrian writer and journalist

Oskar Schindler

b. 1908

German industrialist and humanitarian (1908–1974)

Oskar-Hubert Dennhardt

German Major in the Wehrmacht

Oskari Tokoi

b. 1873

Finnish socialist (1873–1963)

Osman Achmatowicz

b. 1899

Polish professor of chemistry (1899–1988)

Osman II

Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1618 to 1622

Osmond Borradaile

b. 1898

Canadian cinematographer

Osric Chau

b. 1986

Canadian actor and martial artist

Osric of Northumbria

King of Northumbria

Ossie Hibbert

Musical artist

Ossie Schectman

American basketball player (1919–2013)

Östen Mäkitalo

Swedish electrical engineer (1938–2011)

Osvaldo Ardiles

b. 1952

Argentine association football player and manager

Oswald Boelcke

b. 1891

German World War I flying ace (1891–1916)

Oswald Chambers

b. 1874

Scottish baptist and evangelist

Oswald of Northumbria

King of Northumbria from 634 to 641/42; Christian saint

Oswald Spengler

German philosopher (1880–1936)

Oswald Teichmüller

b. 1913

German mathematician (1913–1943)