Leading Figures in History

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

21510 persons found

Christine Kirch

German astronomer

Christine Kurzhals

German politician (1950–1998)

Christine Nesbitt

b. 1985

Canadian speed skater

Christine of Hesse

b. 1543

16th-century German noblewoman

Christine Ohuruogu

b. 1984

British sprinter (born 1984)

Christine Orengo

b. 1955

Professor of Bioinformatics

Christine Robinson

b. 1984

Canadian water polo player (born 1984)

Christine Sinclair

b. 1983

Canadian soccer player (born 1983)

Christine St-Pierre

b. 1953

Canadian politician (born 1953)

Christo and Jeanne-Claude

b. 1935

Husband-and-wife environmental installation artist duo

Christoph Bach (musician)

b. 1613

German musician, grandfather of J. S. Bach

Christoph Demantius

German composer

Christoph Scheiner

Jesuit priest, physicist and astronomer (1573–1650)

Christophe Dominici

b. 1972

French rugby union player (1972–2020)

Christophe Lemaitre

b. 1990

French sprinter (born 1990)

Christopher Allport

b. 1947

American actor (1947–2008)

Christopher Ball (linguist)

b. 1935

British academic

Christopher Bland

b. 1938

British businessman (1938–2017)

Christopher Booth

b. 1924

English physician

Christopher Challis

British cinematographer (1919–2012)

Christopher Chope

b. 1947

British politician (born 1947)

Christopher Cockerell

English engineer, inventor of the Hovercraft

Christopher Columbus

Italian navigator and explorer (1451–1506)

Christopher Cross

b. 1951

American singer-songwriter (born 1951)