Leading Figures in History

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

39106 persons found

Pope Innocent III

Head of the Catholic Church from 1198 to 1216

Pope Innocent IX

b. 1519

Head of the Catholic Church in 1591

Pope Innocent V

Head of the Catholic Church in 1276

Pope Innocent VIII

Head of the Catholic Church from 1484 to 1492

Pope Innocent X

b. 1574

Head of the Catholic Church from 1644 to 1655

Pope Innocent XI

b. 1611

17th-century head of the Catholic Church

Pope John I

Head of the Catholic Church from 523 to 526

Pope John II

Head of the Catholic Church from 533 to 535

Pope John III

Head of the Catholic Church from 561 to 574

Pope John Paul II

b. 1920

Head of the Catholic Church from 1978 to 2005

Pope John V

Head of the Catholic Church from 685 to 686

Pope John VIII of Alexandria

Head of the Coptic Church from 1300 to 1320

Pope John XII

Head of the Catholic Church from 955 to 964

Pope John XIV

Head of the Catholic Church from 983 to 984

Pope John XXI

Head of the Catholic Church from 1276 to 1277

Pope John XXIII

Head of the Catholic Church from 1958 to 1963

Pope Leo II

Head of the Catholic Church from 682 to 683

Pope Leo III

Head of the Catholic Church from 795 to 816

Pope Leo IV

Head of the Catholic Church from 847 to 855

Pope Leo IX

Head of the Catholic Church from 1049 to 1054

Pope Leo VII

Head of the Catholic Church from 936 to 939

Pope Leo XI

Head of the Catholic Church in 1605

Pope Leo XII

b. 1760

Head of the Catholic Church from 1823 to 1829

Pope Leo XIII

Head of the Catholic Church from 1878 to 1903