Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Karel Matěj Čapek-Chod

Karel Miljon

b. 1903

Dutch boxer

Karel Rachůnek

b. 1979

Czech ice hockey player

Karel Reisz

b. 1926

British filmmaker (1926–2002)

Karel van het Reve

b. 1921

Dutch writer, translator, and historian (1921-1999)

Karel van Mander

Flemish painter, poet and art historian (1548–1606)

Karel Zeman

b. 1910

Czech filmmaker (1910–1989)

Karen Allen

b. 1951

American actress (born 1951)

Karen Armstrong

b. 1944

English author (born 1944)

Karen Asrian

b. 1980

Armenian chess grandmaster (1980–2008)

Karen Bernstein

b. 1969

Canadian voice actress

Karen Black

b. 1939

American actress, screenwriter, and singer-songwriter (1939–2013)

Karen Blixen

Danish writer (1885–1962)

Karen Buck

b. 1958

British Labour politician (born 1958)

Karen Carney

b. 1987

English footballer and sports journalist (born 1987)

Karen Chen

b. 1999

American figure skater (born 1999)

Karen Cushman

b. 1941

American writer

Karen Dalton

b. 1937

American musician (1937–1993)

Karen Darke

b. 1971

Paralympic cyclist and mountain climber

Karen Duffy

b. 1962

American model, actress (born 1961)

Karen Dunnell

b. 1946

British national statistician

Karen Fladset

b. 1944

Norwegian handball player and coach (born 1944)

Karen Hesse

b. 1952

American writer

Karen Khachanov

b. 1996

Russian tennis player (born 1996)