Leading Figures in History

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

39103 persons found

Tyson Gay

b. 1982

American sprinter (born 1982)

Tyson Kidd

b. 1980

Canadian wrestler (born 1980)

Tyus Jones

b. 1996

American basketball player (born 1996)

Tzeni Karezi

Greek actress (1932–1992)

Tzi Ma

b. 1962

Hong Kong-American actor

Tzipi Livni

b. 1958

Israeli politician (born 1958)

Tzuyu

b. 1999

Taiwanese singer (born 1999)

U Nu

b. 1907

1st Prime Minister of Burma

U Razak

Burmese politician

U Saw

Burmese politician

U. R. Ananthamurthy

Indian Kannada-language writer and critic (1932-2014)

Uaxaclajuun Ubʼaah Kʼawiil

Ajaw

Ubaldo Fillol

b. 1950

Argentine footballer

Ubayd Allah ibn Yahya ibn Khaqan

9th-century Abbasid vizier and court official

Uberto Pasolini

b. 1957

Italian film producer and director

Uchaʼan Kʼin Bʼalam

Ajaw

Udai Singh II

b. 1522

Founder of Udaipur and Maharana of Mewar from 1540 to 1572

Uday Hussein

b. 1964

Iraqi politician and son of Saddam Hussein (1964–2003)

Udham Singh

Indian revolutionary (1899–1940)

Udo Lindenberg

b. 1946

German musician and composer (born 1946)

Udo Schwarz

b. 1986

German rugby union player

Udonis Haslem

b. 1980

American basketball player (born 1980)

Ueli Kestenholz

b. 1975

Swiss snowboarder (1975–2026)

Uesugi Kenshin

Japanese daimyo (1530–1578)