Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Kathy Smallwood-Cook

b. 1960

British Olympic sprinter

Kathy Whitworth

b. 1939

American professional golfer (1939–2022)

Kathy Wilkes

English philosopher and academic

Kati Kovács

b. 1944

Hungarian singer (born 1944)

Katia and Maurice Krafft

French volcanologists

Katie Armiger

b. 1991

Country music singer

Katie Boulter

b. 1996

British tennis player (born 1996)

Katie Boyle

b. 1926

Italian-born British actress, presenter (1926–2018)

Katie Derham

b. 1970

British television presenter

Katie Douglas (basketball)

b. 1979

American basketball player (born 1979)

Katie Fforde

b. 1952

British writer

Katie Hoff

b. 1989

American swimmer

Katie Leung

b. 1987

Scottish actress (born 1987)

Katie Lowes

b. 1982

American actress and theater director (born 1982)

Katie Melua

b. 1984

British singer (born 1984)

Katie Mitchell

b. 1964

British theatre director (born 1964)

Katie Piper

b. 1983

English television presenter and writer (born 1983)

Katie Price

b. 1978

English television personality, model, and singer (born 1978)

Katinka Hosszú

b. 1989

Hungarian swimmer (born 1989)

Katō Kiyomasa

b. 1562

Japanese daimyō of the Azuchi–Momoyama and Edo periods (1562–1611)

Katoucha Niane

b. 1960

Guinean model, activist and author

Katrin Auer

b. 1974

Austrian politician (born 1974)

Katrin Koov

b. 1973

Estonian architect

Katrina Gorry

b. 1992

Australian footballer (born 1992)