Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Klaas Runia

Dutch theologian, churchman and journalist

Klaas Vantornout

b. 1982

Belgian cyclist

Klaas-Erik Zwering

b. 1981

Dutch swimmer

Klaas-Jan Huntelaar

b. 1983

Dutch footballer (born 1983)

Klabund

Pen name of Alfred Henschke, German writer

Klára Dán von Neumann

b. 1911

Hungarian-American mathematician (1911–1963)

Klara Hitler

b. 1860

Mother of Adolf Hitler (1860–1907)

Klas Ingesson

b. 1968

Swedish footballer and manager (1968-2014)

Klas Pontus Arnoldson

b. 1844

Swedish author, journalist, politician and committed pacifist

Klaudia Taev

Estonian vocal pedagogue

Klaus Augenthaler

b. 1957

German football player and manager

Klaus Barbie

German SS officer and war criminal (1913–1991)

Klaus Basikow

b. 1937

German footballer and manager

Klaus Dibiasi

b. 1947

Italian diver (born 1947)

Klaus Graf

b. 1969

German racing driver

Klaus Iohannis

b. 1959

President of Romania from 2014 to 2025

Klaus Kinski

b. 1926

German actor (1926–1991)

Klaus Mann

German writer and dissident (1906–1949)

Klaus Maria Brandauer

b. 1943

Austrian actor and director

Klaus Meine

b. 1948

German singer

Klaus Nomi

German countertenor (1944–1983)

Klaus Rinke

b. 1939

German artist (1939–2026)

Klaus Roth

b. 1925

British mathematician (1925–2015)

Klaus Schmidt (archaeologist)

German archaeologist