Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Kristjan Raud

Estonian painter

Kristján Þórður Snæbjarnarson

b. 1990

Icelandic politician (born 1980)

Kristo Tohver

b. 1981

Estonian football referee

Kristof Beyens

b. 1983

Belgian sprinter

Kristoffer Rygg

b. 1976

Norwegian vocalist, musician, and record producer (born 1976)

Kristy McNichol

b. 1962

American actress (b. 1962)

Krisztián Lisztes (footballer, born 1976)

b. 1976

Hungarian footballer (born 1976)

Krisztina Egerszegi

b. 1974

Hungarian swimmer (born 1974)

Krit Amnuaydechkorn

b. 1999

Thai actor and singer (born 1999)

Kriti Sanon

b. 1990

Indian actress (born 1990)

Kronid Lyubarsky

Soviet dissident

KRS-One

b. 1965

American rapper (born 1965)

Krystal Jung

b. 1994

American and South Korean singer and actress (born 1994)

Kryštof Harant

Czech nobleman, traveler, humanist, soldier, writer and composer

Krystyna Dańko

b. 1917

Polish Righteous Among the Nations

Krzysztof Bosak

b. 1982

Polish politician (born 1982)

Krzysztof Hołowczyc

b. 1962

Polish rally driver (born 1962)

Krzysztof Kamil Baczyński

Polish poet and Home Army soldier

Krzysztof Kieślowski

b. 1941

Polish film director and screenwriter (1941–1996)

Krzysztof Piesiewicz

b. 1945

Polish lawyer, screenwriter and politician (1945–2026)

Krzysztof Raczkowski

Musical artist

Krzysztof Sitko

Polish footballer (1967–2018)

Krzysztof Wilmanski

Polish-German scientist

Ksenia Afanasyeva

b. 1991

Russian artistic gymnast