Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Nicolas Baudin

French explorer (1754–1803)

Nicolas Bentley

b. 1907

British author and illustrator (1907–1978)

Nicolas Bernier

French composer

Nicolas Besch

b. 1984

French ice hockey player

Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux

b. 1636

French poet and critic (1636–1711)

Nicolás Bravo

President of Mexico in 1839, from 1842 to 1843, in 1846

Nicolas Calas

b. 1907

Greek-American poet and art critic

Nicolas Cantu

b. 2003

American actor (born 2003)

Nicolas de Grigny

b. 1672

French organist and composer

Nicolas de Largillière

b. 1656

French painter (1656–1746)

Nicolas Desmarest

b. 1725

French geologist (1725–1815)

Nicolas François de Neufchâteau

b. 1750

French statesman (1750–1828)

Nicolas Frantz

Luxembourgish cyclist (1899–1985)

Nicolas Freeling

British novelist (1927–2003)

Nicolas Gigault

French organist and composer

Nicolas Grenon

French composer

Nicolás Guillén

b. 1902

Cuban poet, journalist and political activist (1902–1989)

Nicolas Hulot

b. 1955

French journalist and environmental activist

Nicolas Jackson

b. 2001

Footballer (born 2001)

Nicolas Jarry

b. 1995

Chilean tennis player (born 1995)

Nicolas Kiefer

b. 1977

German tennis player (born 1977)

Nicolas Lancret

French painter (1690–1743)

Nicolás Lapentti

b. 1976

Ecuadorian tennis player

Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot

b. 1796

French physicist and engineer (1796–1832)