Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Komsan Pohkong

b. 1965

Thai lawyer (born 1965)

Kondō Isami

Japanese swordsman (1834–1868)

Kondraty Ryleyev

Russian poet and Decembrist Revolt leader (1795–1826)

Kong Hee

b. 1964

Religious leader and convicted criminal in Singapore

Kong Qian

Kong Wei

Chinese official of the Tang dynasty

Kongō Masahiro

Japanese sumo wrestler (1948–2014)

Koni De Winter

b. 2002

Belgian footballer (born 2002)

Konishiki Yasokichi I

Japanese sumo wrestler (1867–1914)

Konnie Huq

b. 1975

British television presenter and writer (born 1975)

Kōnosuke Matsushita

Japanese industrialist (1894–1989)

Konosuke Takeshita

b. 1995

Japanese professional wrestler (born 1995)

Konrad Adenauer

Chancellor of West Germany from 1949 to 1963

Konrad Boehmer

German-Dutch composer, educator, and writer

Konrad Emil Bloch

German biochemist (1912–2000)

Konrad Ernst Ackermann

German actor (1710–1771)

Konrad Henlein

b. 1898

Sudeten German politician, Gauleiter, SS-Obergruppenführer (1898–1945)

Konrad Hurrell

b. 1991

Tonga international rugby league footballer

Konrad Kujau

b. 1938

German illustrator and forger (1938–2000)

Konrad Laimer

b. 1997

Austrian footballer (born 1997)

Konrad Lorenz

b. 1903

Austrian zoologist (1903–1989)

Konrad Mägi

Estonian painter

Konrad Mutian

b. 1471

German Renaissance humanist (1470–1526)

Konrad Peutinger

b. 1465

German humanist (1465–1547)