Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Leo Lewis (running back)

American gridiron football player (1933–2013)

Leo Lionni

b. 1910

Dutch-Italian artist and children's writer

Leo Mazzone

b. 1948

American baseball coach (born 1948)

Leo McCarey

American film director (1898–1969)

Leo McKern

Australian actor (1920–2002)

Leo Nomellini

Italian-American football player and wrestler (1924–2000)

Leo Passianos

Leo Penn

b. 1921

American director (1921–1998)

Leo Picard

b. 1900

Israeli geologist (1900–1997)

Leo Reise

b. 1892

Canadian ice hockey player

Leo Reise Jr.

Canadian ice hockey player

Leo Rosner

b. 1918

Australian musician and Holocaust survivor

Leo Ryan

b. 1925

American politician and teacher (1925–1978)

Leo Sayer

b. 1948

British singer (born 1948)

Leo Smit (Dutch composer)

b. 1900

Dutch composer

Leo Strauss

b. 1899

American political philosopher (1899–1973)

Leo Szilard

Hungarian-American physicist and inventor (1898–1964)

Leo Tindemans

b. 1922

Belgian politician (1922–2014)

Leo Tolstoy

b. 1828

Russian writer (1828–1910)

Leo VI the Wise

Byzantine emperor from 886 to 912

Leó Weiner

b. 1885

Hungarian composer (1885–1960)

Léo-Paul Desrosiers

Canadian writer and journalist (1896–1967)

Léo-Pol Morin

Leoba

Anglo-Saxon Benedictine nun and saint