Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Nicetas the Patrician

Byzantine official and saint (761/62–836)

Nichelle Nichols

American actress (1932–2022)

Nichiren

Japanese Buddhist monk and philosopher and True Buddha (1222–1282)

Nichkhun

b. 1988

Thai American rapper (born 1988)

Nicholas A. Peppas

b. 1948

Greek chemical and biomedical engineer (b. 1948)

Nicholas Bett

Kenyan hurdler (1990–2018)

Nicholas Brend

English landowner (c.1560–1601)

Nicholas C. Handy

b. 1941

British chemist (1941-2012)

Nicholas Clay

b. 1946

English actor (1946–2000)

Nicholas Culpeper

b. 1616

English botanist and physician (1616–1654)

Nicholas Day (actor)

b. 1947

British actor (born 1947)

Nicholas Eudaimonoioannes

Nicholas Evans

b. 1950

British writer and film producer (1950–2022)

Nicholas Galitzine

b. 1994

English actor (born 1994)

Nicholas Georgiadis

b. 1923

Nicholas Gonzalez (physician)

American physician (1947–2015)

Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke

British historian (1953–2012)

Nicholas Grimshaw

b. 1939

English architect (1939–2025)

Nicholas Harberd

b. 1956

Nicholas Hunt

Royal Navy Admiral (1930–2013)

Nicholas Hyde

Nicholas Hytner

b. 1956

English theatre and film director

Nicholas I of Montenegro

b. 1841

Last monarch of Montenegro from 1860 to 1918

Nicholas I of Russia

b. 1796

Emperor of Russia from 1825 to 1855