Leading Figures in History

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

39103 persons found

Tenzin Delek Rinpoche

Tenzing Norgay

Nepalese-Indian mountaineer (1914–1986)

Teo Gheorghiu

b. 1992

Swiss-Canadian pianist and actor (born 1992)

Teoctist Arăpașu

Patriarch of Romania from 1986 to 2007

Teodoro Fernández

b. 1913

Peruvian footballer (1913–1996)

Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo

b. 1942

Dictator of Equatorial Guinea since 1979

Teófilo Gutiérrez

b. 1985

Colombian footballer (born 1985)

Teófilo Stevenson

Cuban amateur boxer (1952–2012)

Teofisto Guingona Jr.

b. 1928

Vice President of the Philippines from 2001 to 2004

Tera de Marez Oyens

b. 1932

Dutch composer

Terence Bayler

New Zealand actor (1930–2016)

Terence Etherton, Baron Etherton

b. 1951

British judge (1951–2025)

Terence Fisher

British film director and film editor (1904–1980)

Terence O'Neill

Prime Minister of Northern Ireland from 1963 to 1969

Terence Rattigan

b. 1911

British playwright and screenwriter (1911–1977)

Terence Reese

b. 1913

Bridge player and writer

Terence Stamp

b. 1938

British actor (1938–2025)

Terence Tao

b. 1975

Australian and American mathematician (born 1975)

Terence Young (director)

b. 1915

British film director and screenwriter (1915–1994)

Terepai Maoate

6th Prime Minister of the Cook Islands

Teresa Brewer

b. 1931

American singer (1931–2007)

Teresa Carreño

Venezuelan pianist, soprano, composer, and conductor (1853–1917)

Teresa de la Parra

Venezuelan novelist

Teresa Edwards

b. 1964

American basketball player (born 1964)