Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Kristian Birkeland

Norwegian scientist (1867–1917)

Kristian Gidlund

Swedish musician and blogger (1983–2013)

Kristian Huselius

b. 1978

Swedish ice hockey player (born 1978)

Kristian Sarkies

b. 1986

Australian soccer player (born 1986)

Kristian Welhaven

Norwegian police chief (1883–1975)

Kristian Woolf

b. 1975

Australian professional rugby league coach

Kristiāns Pelšs

Latvian ice hockey player

Kristin Armstrong

b. 1973

American cyclist (born 1973)

Kristin Chenoweth

b. 1968

American actress and singer (born 1968)

Kristin Halvorsen

b. 1960

Norwegian politician

Kristin Hersh

b. 1966

American musician (born 1966)

Kristin Hunter

American writer

Kristin Scott Thomas

b. 1960

British actress (born 1960)

Kristina Abelli Elander

b. 1952

Swedish artist

Kristína Kučová

b. 1990

Slovak tennis player (born 1990)

Kristina Mladenovic

b. 1993

French tennis player (born 1993)

Kristina Söderbaum

b. 1912

Swedish-German actress (1912–2001)

Kristina Vogel

b. 1990

German track cyclist

Kristina Wagner

b. 1963

American actress

Kristine Kathryn Rusch

b. 1960

American writer and editor

Kristine Miller

b. 1925

American actress (1925–2015)

Kristjan Jaak Peterson

Estonian writer

Kristjan Kangur

b. 1982

Estonian basketball player

Kristjan Rahnu

b. 1979

Estonian decathlete