Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Leone Sextus Tollemache

b. 1884

British soldier (1884–1917)

Leonel Brizola

Brazilian politician (1922–2004)

Leonel Power

Late medieval English composer

Leonel Suárez

b. 1987

Cuban decathlete (born 1987)

Leonello d'Este

b. 1407

Marquess of Ferrara, Modena and Reggio from 1441 to 1450

Leonhard Euler

Swiss mathematician (1707–1783)

Leonhard Hutter

German Lutheran theologian (1563–1616)

Leonhard Rauwolf

b. 1535

German physician, botanist, and traveller

Leonhard Thurneysser

b. 1531

German Courtier

Leonhart Fuchs

German physician and botanist (1501–1566)

Leonid Amalrik

b. 1905

Soviet animator and animation director

Leonid Andreyev

Russian playwright and writer (1871–1919)

Leonid Brezhnev

Leader of the Soviet Union from 1964 to 1982

Leonid Derbenyov

Russian poet and lyricist (1931–1995)

Leonid Gobyato

Russian general (1875–1915)

Leonid Hurwicz

b. 1917

Polish–American economist and mathematician (1917–2008)

Leonid Ivashov

b. 1943

Russian military and public official (born 1943)

Leonid Kharitonov (singer)

b. 1933

Russian choir-soloist and concert singer (1933–2017)

Leonid Kizim

b. 1941

Soviet cosmonaut (1941–2010)

Leonid Kogan

b. 1924

Soviet violinist (1924–1982)

Leonid Kravchuk

President of Ukraine from 1991 to 1994

Leonid Kuchma

b. 1938

President of Ukraine from 1994 to 2005

Leonid Plyushch

Ukrainian mathematician (1938–2015)

Leonid Radvinsky

b. 1982

American businessman (1982–2026)