Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Karl Wallinger

b. 1957

Welsh born musician (1957–2024)

Karl Weierstrass

b. 1815

German mathematician (1815–1897)

Karl Wien

b. 1906

German mountaineer (1906–1937)

Karl Ziegler

German chemist (1898–1973)

Karl Zittel

b. 1802

German theologian

Karl-Anthony Towns

b. 1995

American basketball player (born 1995)

Karl-August Fagerholm

Prime Minister of Finland (1948–1950, 1956–1957, 1958–1959)

Karl-August Tiirmaa

b. 1989

Estonian Nordic combined skier

Karl-Gustav Kaisla

b. 1943

Swedish ice hockey referee

Karl-Hans Riehm

b. 1951

German hammer thrower

Karl-Heinz Kämmerling

German academic teacher of classical pianists (1930-2012)

Karl-Heinz Riedle

b. 1965

German footballer (born 1965)

Karl-Heinz Rummenigge

b. 1955

German football executive and former player (born 1955)

Karl-Otto Koch

b. 1897

German SS officer (1897–1945)

Karla Kuskin

b. 1932

American author, poet, illustrator, and literary reviewer (1932-2009)

Karla Mosley

b. 1981

American actress and singer

Karlheinz Deschner

b. 1924

German writer and activist (1924–2014)

Karlheinz Stockhausen

b. 1928

German composer (1928–2007)

Karlie Kloss

b. 1992

American fashion model (born 1992)

Kārlis Lācis

b. 1977

Latvian composer and pianist

Kārlis Skrastiņš

b. 1974

Latvian ice hockey player (1974–2011)

Kārlis Ulmanis

b. 1877

Prime minister of Latvia, agronomist

Kārlis Vērdiņš

b. 1978

Latvian poet (born 1979)

Karlos Dansby

b. 1981

American football player (born 1981)