Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Kay Linaker

b. 1913

American actress and screenwriter (1913–2008)

Kay Medford

b. 1919

American actress (1916–1980)

Kay Mellor

English actress and director (1951–2022)

Kay Panabaker

b. 1990

American zookeeper and former actress (born 1990)

Kay Ryan

b. 1945

American poet

Kay Sage

b. 1898

American Surrealist artist, poet (1898–1963)

Kay Starr

b. 1922

American singer (1922–2016)

Kay Stenshjemmet

b. 1953

Norwegian speed skater (born 1953)

Kay Walsh

English actress and dancer (1911–2005)

Kaye Stevens

b. 1932

American actress (1932–2011)

Kaye Vaughan

b. 1931

American gridiron football player (1931–2023)

Kayhan Mortezavi

b. 1956

Iranian film art director and production designer

Kayla Day

b. 1999

American tennis player (born 1999)

Kayla Ewell

b. 1985

American actress (born 1985)

Kayla Harrison

b. 1990

American Olympic judoka and mixed martial artist (born 1990)

Kaylee McKeown

b. 2001

Australian swimmer (born 2001)

Kayo Dottley

b. 1928

American football player (1928–2018)

Kayo Hatta

American film director and activist (1958–2005)

Kayo Noro

b. 1983

Japanese singer and entertainer (born 1983)

Kayyar Kinhanna Rai

b. 1915

Indian poet and activist (1915–2015)

Kaz Patafta

b. 1988

Australian soccer player

Kazi Nazrul Islam

b. 1899

Bengali poet, writer and musician (1899–1976)

Kazi Zafar Ahmed

Prime Minister of Bangladesh from 1989 to 1990

Kazimieras Černis

b. 1958

Lithuanian astronomer and astrophysicist