Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Nadia Comăneci

b. 1961

Romanian gymnast (born 1961)

Nadia Gray

Romanian film actress (1923–1994)

Nadia Petrova

b. 1982

Russian tennis player (born 1982)

Nadim Sawalha

b. 1935

British-Jordanian actor (born 1933)

Nadine Dorries

b. 1957

British politician (born 1957)

Nadine Gordimer

South African writer (1923–2014)

Nadine Jolie Courtney

b. 1980

Circassian-American writer

Nadine Lustre

b. 1993

Filipino actress and singer (born 1993)

Nadir Belhadj

b. 1982

Algerian-French footballer (born 1982)

Nadya Tolokonnikova

b. 1989

Russian political activist and musician (born 1989)

Naeem Khan

b. 1958

Indian-American fashion designer (born 1958)

Nafissatou Thiam

b. 1994

Belgian athlete (born 1994)

Naftali Temu

b. 1945

Kenyan long-distance runner (1945–2003)

Nagarjun

b. 1911

Indian poet (1911–1998)

Nagarjuna (actor)

b. 1959

Indian actor and film producer (born 1959)

Nagi Noda

Japanese artist (1973–2008)

Naguib Mahfouz

Egyptian writer (1911–2006)

Nahed Hattar

Jordanian writer and political activist

Nail Yakupov

b. 1993

Russian ice hockey player (born 1993)

Naim Frashëri

b. 1846

Albanian poet, writer and activist (1846–1900)

Naim Talu

15th Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey from 1973 to 1974

Naim Terbunja

b. 1984

Swedish boxer

Naima Adedapo

b. 1984

American singer and dancer

Naimatullah Khan

b. 1930

Pakistani politician (1930–2020)