Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Naushad

Indian composer (1919–2006)

Naushah Ganj Bakhsh

b. 1552

Punjabi sufi scholar and saint (1552–1654)

Navin Ramgoolam

b. 1947

Prime Minister of Mauritius (1995–2000; 2005–2014; since 2024)

NaVorro Bowman

b. 1988

American football player (born 1988)

Nawal El Saadawi

b. 1931

Egyptian feminist writer, activist, physician and psychiatrist (1931–2021)

Nawal Kishore Sharma

Indian politician

Nawazuddin Siddiqui

b. 1974

Indian actor (born 1974)

Nawrūz (Mongol emir)

13th century Mongol Naib of Ilkhanate and Ilkhanate emir of Khorasan

Nawshirwan Mustafa

Iraqi Kurdish politician

Nawwaf bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

Saudi royal, businessman, and government official (1932–2015)

Naya Rivera

American actress and singer (1987–2020)

Nayeon

b. 1995

South Korean singer (born 1995)

Nayib Bukele

b. 1981

President of El Salvador since 2019

Nayim

b. 1966

Spanish footballer (born 1966)

Naz Reid

b. 1999

American basketball player (born 1999)

Nazanin Boniadi

b. 1979

British actress and activist (born May 22, 1979)

Nazar Abdul Zahra

Iraqi footballer (1961–2006)

Nazareth (band)

b. 1947

Scottish hard rock band

Nazem Kadri

b. 1990

Canadian ice hockey player (born 1990)

Nazia Hassan

Pakistani singer (1965–2000)

Nazik Al-Malaika

b. 1922

Iraqi modernist poet

Nazir Ahmed, Baron Ahmed

b. 1957

British politician (born 1957)

Nâzım Hikmet

Turkish communist poet, playwright and novelist (1902–1963)

Nazr Mohammed

b. 1977

American basketball player (born 1977)