Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Knut Nystedt

b. 1915

Norwegian composer (1915–2014)

Knut Osnes

Norwegian footballer and coach (1922-2015)

Knut Riisnæs

b. 1945

Norwegian jazz musician, arranger, and composer (1945–2023)

Knut Steen

Norwegian sculptor (1924–2011)

Knut Storberget

b. 1964

Norwegian lawyer and politician

Knuts Skujenieks

b. 1936

Latvian poet, journalist, and translator (1936–2022)

Ko Wierenga

Dutch politician

Kobayashi Issa

b. 1763

Japanese poet

Kobe Bryant

b. 1978

American basketball player (1978–2020)

Kočo Racin

Macedonian writer and communist

Koda Kumi

b. 1982

Japanese singer (born 1982)

Kodak Black

b. 1997

Haitian-American rapper (born 1997)

Koenraad Elst

b. 1959

Right wing Hindutva activist

Kofi Annan

UN Secretary-General from 1997 to 2006

Kofi Awoonor

Ghanaian poet and author (1935–2013)

Kofi Kingston

b. 1981

Ghanaian-American professional wrestler (born 1981)

Kofoworola Abeni Pratt

20th-century Nigerian nurse; first black Chief Nursing Officer of Nigeria

Kohei Sato

b. 1977

Japanese professional wrestler (born 1977)

Koichi (kickboxer)

b. 1980

Japanese kickboxer (1980–2018)

Kōichi Iijima

Japanese linguist, novelist and poet

Kōichi Kido

b. 1889

Japanese statesman (1889–1977)

Kōichi Mashimo

b. 1952

Japanese anime director

Koichi Sugiyama

Japanese composer and conductor (1931–2021)

Koichi Tanaka

b. 1959

Japanese electrical engineer (born 1959)