Leading Figures in History

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

21509 persons found

Campbell Gillies

Scottish National Hunt jockey

Campbell Graham

b. 1999

Australian rugby league footballer

Campos Sales

President of Brazil from free 1898 to 1902

Can Artam

b. 1981

Turkish racecar driver (born 1981)

Can Dündar

b. 1961

Turkish journalist, columnist and documentarian (born 1961)

Canaletto

Italian painter of landscapes (1697–1768)

Candace Gingrich

b. 1966

American LGBT rights activist

Candace Owens

b. 1989

American political commentator (born 1989)

Candace Parker

b. 1986

American basketball player (born 1986)

Candace Pert

b. 1946

American neuroscientist (1946–2013)

Candice Bergen

b. 1946

American actress (born 1946)

Candice King

b. 1987

American actress (born 1987)

Candice Night

b. 1971

American singer (born 1971)

Cándido Muatetema Rivas

Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea (1960–2014)

Canek Sánchez Guevara

b. 1974

Cuban author and dissident (1974–2015)

Canonicus

Narragansett Chief (c. 1565 – 1647)

Cansın Köktürk

b. 1993

German politician (born 1993)

Cantinflas

Mexican actor and filmmaker (1911–1993)

Cao Pi

Emperor of Cao Wei of China (220 - 226)

Cap Anson

b. 1852

American baseball player (1852–1922)

Cap Fear

b. 1901

Canadian football player

Capel Lofft

British lawyer, writer and astronomer (1751–1824)

Captain Tom Moore

b. 1920

British Army officer and fundraiser (1920–2021)

Cara Williams

b. 1925

American actress (1925–2021)