Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Koichi Wakata

b. 1963

Japanese engineer and astronaut (born 1963)

Koichi Yamadera

b. 1961

Japanese voice actor and narrator (born 1961)

Kōichirō Genba

b. 1964

Japanese politician (born 1964)

Kōichirō Matsuura

b. 1937

Japanese diplomat

Koji Ishikawa (illustrator)

b. 1963

Japanese children's book author and illustrator

Koji Kanemoto

b. 1966

Korean Japanese wrestler (born 1966)

Kōji Kitao

b. 1963

Japanese professional wrestler and sumo wrestler (1963–2019)

Koji Kondo

b. 1961

Japanese musician (born 1961)

Koji Murofushi

b. 1974

Former Japanese hammer thrower

Kōji Tamaki

b. 1958

Japanese singer-songwriter

Kōji Wakamatsu

Japanese film director (1936–2012)

Kōji Yamamura

b. 1964

Japanese independent animator (born 1964)

Kojo Laing

b. 1946

Ghanaian novelist and poet (1946–2017)

Kojo Tovalou Houénou

b. 1887

Beninese Pan-Africanist intellectual and doctor (1887–1936)

Koki Sakamoto

b. 1986

Japanese artistic gymnast

Kokichi Mikimoto

Japanese entrepreneur (1858–1954)

Koko (gorilla)

Captive gorilla studied by researchers

Koko Taylor

American blues singer (1928–2009)

Kōko Tsurumi

b. 1992

Japanese artistic gymnast

Koldo Fernández

b. 1981

Spanish cyclist

Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović

b. 1968

President of Croatia from 2015 to 2020

Kolten Wong

b. 1990

American baseball player (born 1990)

Komitas

b. 1869

Armenian composer and priest (1869–1935)

Komla Dumor

b. 1972

Ghanaian journalist (1972–2014)