Leading Figures in History

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

21510 persons found

Claudell Washington

American baseball player (1954–2020)

Claudia de' Medici

b. 1604

Archduchess consort of Further Austria

Claudia Karvan

b. 1972

Australian actress (born 1972)

Claudia Salman

b. 1986

German heptathlete (born 1986)

Claudia Sheinbaum

b. 1962

President of Mexico since 2024

Claudine Auger

b. 1941

French actress (1941–2019)

Claudio Abbado

b. 1933

Italian conductor (1933–2014)

Claudio Arrau

Chilean and American pianist (1903–1991)

Cláudio Caçapa

b. 1976

Brazilian footballer (born 1976)

Claudio Capone

Italian voice actor (1952–2008)

Claudio Gilberto Froehlich

b. 1927

Brazilian zoologist and academic

Claudio Huepe

Chilean politician, engineer and economist

Claudio Matteini

b. 1923

Italian footballer (1923-2003)

Claudio Merulo

Italian composer (1533–1604)

Claudio Monteverdi

b. 1567

Italian composer (1567–1643)

Claudio Rivalta

b. 1978

Italian footballer (born 1978)

Cláudio Taffarel

b. 1966

Brazilian footballer (born 1966)

Claudio Vargas

b. 1978

Dominican baseball player (born 1978)

Claus Jensen

b. 1977

Danish footballer (born 1977)

Claus von Bülow

Danish-British socialite (1926–2019)

Clay Carroll

b. 1941

American baseball player (born 1941)

Clay Matthews III

b. 1986

American football player (born 1986)

Clay Shaw (politician)

b. 1939

American politician (1939–2013)

Clay Stone Briggs

American politician (1876–1933)