Leading Figures in History

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

21509 persons found

Carol I of Romania

b. 1839

Monarch of Romania from 1866 to 1914

Carol Kane

b. 1952

American actress (born 1952)

Carol Kirkwood

b. 1962

Scottish weather presenter (born 1962)

Carol Reed

English film director (1906–1976)

Carol Shields

b. 1935

Canadian writer

Carol Zhao

b. 1995

Canadian tennis player born 1995

Carole Achache

b. 1952

French writer, photographer and actress

Carole Ann Ford

b. 1940

English actress (born 1940)

Carole Fredericks

b. 1952

American singer

Carole Stone

b. 1942

British writer (born 1942)

Carolina Alves (tennis)

b. 1996

Brazilian tennis player (born 1996)

Caroline Leigh Gascoigne

b. 1813

English poet and novelist (1813–1883)

Caroline Link

b. 1964

German film director and screenwriter

Caroline of Brunswick

b. 1768

Queen of the United Kingdom and Hanover from 1820 to 1821

Caroline Ouellette

b. 1979

Canadian ice hockey player

Caroline Polachek

b. 1985

American singer (born 1985)

Caroline Spelman

b. 1958

British politician (born 1958)

Caroline Swift

b. 1955

British barrister and former High Court judge

Caroline Thomson

b. 1954

British business executive (born 1954)

Caroline van der Leeuw

b. 1981

Dutch pop and jazz singer

Caroline Weir

b. 1995

Scottish footballer (born 1995)

Caroline Zhang

b. 1993

American figure skater

Carolyn Cassady

b. 1923

American writer (1923–2013)

Carolyn Eisele

b. 1902

American mathematician and historian (1902–2000)