Leading Figures in History

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

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Korneli Kekelidze

b. 1879

Soviet and Georgian philologist

Kornelia Ender

b. 1958

East German swimmer (born 1958)

Korrie Layun Rampan

b. 1953

Indonesian writer (1953–2015)

Kösem Sultan

Valide Sultan of the Ottoman Empire

Koshi Inaba

b. 1964

Japanese musician (born 1964)

Kosmas the Aetolian

Monk in the Greek Orthodox Church

Kostas Axelos

b. 1924

Greek-French philosopher

Kostas Chalkias

b. 1974

Greek footballer (born in 1974)

Kostas Choumis

Greek-Romanian footballer

Kostas Davourlis

Greek footballer

Kostas Eleftherakis

b. 1950

Greek footballer (born 1950)

Kostas Fortounis

b. 1992

Greek footballer (born 1992)

Kostas Giannidis

b. 1903

Greek composer, pianist, and conductor

Kostas Hatzichristos

Greek actor (1921–2001)

Kostas Kaiafas

b. 1974

Cypriot footballer

Kostas Kapetanos

b. 1984

Greek footballer

Kostas Karamanlis

b. 1956

Greek politician

Kostas Karyotakis

Greek poet (1896–1928)

Kostas Katsouranis

b. 1979

Greek footballer (born 1979)

Kostas Krystallis

Greek writer and poet

Kostas Louboutis

b. 1979

Greek footballer

Kostas Manolas

b. 1991

Greek footballer (born 1991)

Kostas Mendrinos

b. 1985

Greek footballer

Kostas Tournas

b. 1949

Greek singer (born 1949)