Leading Figures in History

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

39103 persons found

Uri Zvi Greenberg

Israeli poet and politician (1896–1981)

Uriah Rennie

British football referee (1959–2025)

Urian Oakes

English-born American minister and educator

Uriel Jones

b. 1934

American drummer (1934–2009)

Urmas Hepner

b. 1964

Estonian footballer

Urmas Ott

b. 1955

Estonian journalist

Urmas Reinsalu

b. 1975

Estonian politician (born 1975)

Urmas Rooba

b. 1978

Estonian footballer (born 1978)

Urs Felber

Urs Wild

b. 1936

Swiss chemist (1936–2022)

Ursula Ledóchowska

b. 1865

Polish Roman Catholic nun and saint (1865–1939)

Ursula Plassnik

b. 1956

Austrian diplomat and politician

Usain Bolt

b. 1986

Jamaican sprinter (born 1986)

Usama ibn Munqidh

b. 1095

Banu Munqidh poet and historian

Usha Prashar, Baroness Prashar

b. 1948

British politician

Usman Afzaal

b. 1977

English cricketer (born 1977)

Uta Frith

b. 1941

German developmental psychologist (born 1941)

Uta Hagen

b. 1919

American actress and teacher (1919–2004)

Uta Rohländer

b. 1969

German sprinter

Utah Phillips

b. 1935

American labor organizer, folk singer, and poet (1935–2008)

Utamish

Officer in the Abbasid Military

Uthman

3rd Rashidun caliph from 644 to 656

Utpal Dutt

Indian actor, director, playwright (1929–1993)

Uwe Barth

b. 1964

German politician and member of the FDP (born 1964)