Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Ludovico Carracci

b. 1555

Bolognese painter of the Baroque (1555–1619)

Ludovico III Gonzaga, Marquis of Mantua

b. 1412

Marquis of Mantua from 1444 to 1478

Ludovico Manin

b. 1725

Last Doge of Venice from 1789 to 1797

Ludovico Scarfiotti

Italian racing driver (1933–1968)

Ludovico Sforza

Duke of Milan (1452–1508)

Ľudovít Ódor

b. 1976

Prime Minister of Slovakia in 2023

Ľudovít Štúr

b. 1815

Slovak revolutionary, philosopher, politician and writer (1815–1856)

Ludvig Holstein-Ledreborg

b. 1839

Danish politician (1839–1912)

Ludvig Karsten

b. 1876

Norwegian painter (1876–1926)

Ludvig Schytte

b. 1848

Danish composer, pianist, and teacher

Lúðvík Bergvinsson

b. 1964

Icelandic politician (born 1964)

Ludvík Daněk

Czechoslovak discus thrower

Ludvík Svoboda

President of Czechoslovakia from 1968 to 1975

Ludvík Vaculík

Czech writer and journalist (1926–2015)

Ludwig Adamovich Jr.

Austrian constitutional scholar (1932–2024)

Ludwig Ahgren

b. 1995

American YouTuber and streamer (born 1995)

Ludwig August Lebrun

b. 1752

German oboist and composer

Ludwig Augustinsson

b. 1994

Swedish footballer (born 1994)

Ludwig Bechstein

German writer and fairy tale collector (1801–1860)

Ludwig Beck

b. 1880

German general (1880–1944)

Ludwig Bemelmans

b. 1898

American writer and illustrator (1898–1962)

Ludwig Bölkow

b. 1912

German aerospace engineer (1912–2003)

Ludwig Boltzmann

Austrian mathematician and theoretical physicist (1844–1906)

Ludwig Büchner

German philosopher and scientist (1824–1899)