Leading Figures in History

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

39103 persons found

Tevfik Fikret

Ottoman educator and poet (1867–1915)

Tevfik Kış

b. 1934

Turkish wrestler (1934–2019)

Tex Avery

American animator (1908–1980)

Tex Beneke

American saxophonist, singer, and bandleader (1914–2000)

Tex Hughson

American baseball player (1916–1993)

Tex Schramm

b. 1920

American football executive (1920–2003)

Tex Williams

b. 1917

American singer-songwriter (1917–1985)

Texas Jack Omohundro

American frontier scout and showman (1846–1880)

Teymuraz Gabashvili

b. 1985

Russian tennis player

Thabo Mbeki

b. 1942

President of South Africa from 1999 to 2008

Thabo Sefolosha

b. 1984

Swiss basketball player (born 1984)

Thachulf, Duke of Thuringia

9th century Thuringian ruler

Thad Cochran

American attorney and politician (1937–2019)

Thaddeus Shideler

American hurdler

Thaddeus Young

b. 1988

American basketball player (born 1988)

Thadeus Nguyễn Văn Lý

b. 1946

Vietnamese Roman Catholic priest and dissident

Thado Minsaw of Ava

b. 1531

16th-century Burmese Viceroy of Ava

Thaksin Shinawatra

b. 1949

Prime Minister of Thailand from 2001 to 2006

Thalía

b. 1971

Mexican singer and actress (born 1971)

Thanasis Veggos

Greek actor and director (1927–2011)

Thanassis Skordalos

Musical artist

Thankmar

Prince (c. 908–938)

Thanom Kittikachorn

Prime Minister of Thailand (1958; 1963–1973)

Thaóyate Dúta

Chief of Kaposia band of Wahpekute (c. 1810 – 1863)