Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Kathleen Battle

b. 1948

American operatic soprano (born 1948)

Kathleen Booth

b. 1922

British computer scientist (1922–2022)

Kathleen Brown

b. 1945

American politician (born 1945)

Kathleen Cavendish, Marchioness of Hartington

American socialite, sister of John F. Kennedy (1920–1948)

Kathleen Clarke

Irish politician (1878–1972)

Kathleen E. Woodiwiss

American novelist

Kathleen Edwards

b. 1978

Canadian singer-songwriter and musician (born 1978)

Kathleen Ferrier

b. 1912

English singer (1912–1953)

Kathleen Freeman

American actress (1919–2001)

Kathleen Gorham

b. 1928

Australian ballerina (1928–1983)

Kathleen Hanna

b. 1968

American musician and feminist activist (born 1968)

Kathleen Hughes

b. 1928

American actress (1928–2025)

Kathleen Kennedy (producer)

b. 1953

American film producer (born 1953)

Kathleen Kennedy Townsend

b. 1951

American politician and attorney

Kathleen McKane Godfree

b. 1896

British badminton and tennis player

Kathleen Norris

b. 1880

American writer (1880–1966)

Kathleen O'Kelly-Kennedy

b. 1986

Australian wheelchair basketball player (born 1986)

Kathleen O'Melia

Canadian religious sister (1869–1939)

Kathleen Ollerenshaw

English mathematician

Kathleen Robertson

b. 1973

Canadian actress (born 1973)

Kathleen Scott

British sculptor (1878–1947)

Kathleen Sebelius

b. 1948

American politician (born 1948)

Kathleen Turner

b. 1954

American actress (born 1954)

Kathleen Webb

b. 1956

American comic book writer and artist