Leading Figures in History

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

39103 persons found

Trond Kirkvaag

b. 1946

Norwegian artist (1946–2007)

Troy Brown

b. 1971

American football player and coach (born 1971)

Troy Cassar-Daley

b. 1969

Australian musician

Troy Coker

b. 1965

Australian rugby union player

Troy Glaus

b. 1976

American baseball player (born 1976)

Troy Kemp

b. 1966

Bahamian high jumper

Troy Kotsur

b. 1968

American actor (born 1968)

Troy Murphy

b. 1980

American basketball player (born 1980)

Troy Murray

b. 1962

Canadian ice hockey player (1962–2026)

Troy Percival

b. 1969

American baseball player (born 1969)

Troy Perkins

b. 1981

American soccer player (born 1981)

Troy Polamalu

b. 1981

American football player and executive (born 1981)

Troy Williamson

b. 1983

American football player (born 1983)

Troye Sivan

b. 1995

Australian singer-songwriter and actor (born 1995)

Trudy McIntosh

b. 1984

Australian artistic gymnast

Truman Capote

American writer (1924–1984)

Trygve Haavelmo

Norwegian economist and Nobel Laureate (1911–1999)

Trygve Lie

b. 1896

UN Secretary-General from 1946 to 1952

Trygve Thue

b. 1950

Norwegian guitarist and music producer (1950–2022)

Tsengeltiin Jigjidjav

Prime minister of Mongolia (1894–1933)

Tsilla Chelton

French actress (1919–2012)

Tsubouchi Shōyō

b. 1859

Japanese author and playwright (1859–1935)

Tsuneo Matsudaira

b. 1877

Japanese diplomat and politician (1877–1949)

Tsung-Dao Lee

Chinese-American physicist (1926–2024)