Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Nikiforos Lytras

Greek painter (1832–1904)

Nikita Balieff

Russian Armenian born vaudevillian, stage performer, writer, impresario and director

Nikita Filatov

b. 1990

Russian ice hockey player (born 1990)

Nikita Khrushchev

Leader of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964

Nikita Kucherov

b. 1993

Russian ice hockey player (born 1993)

Nikita Mikhalkov

b. 1945

Russian filmmaker and actor (born 1945)

Nikita Pustosvyat

Russian priest (died 1683)

Nikita Rukavytsya

b. 1987

Australian soccer player

Nikita Zaitsev

b. 1991

Russian ice hockey player (born 1991)

Nikitas Platis

Greek actor

Nikki Blonsky

b. 1988

American actress (born 1988)

Nikki Cox

b. 1978

American actress

Nikki Cross

b. 1989

Scottish professional wrestler (born 1989)

Nikki DeLoach

b. 1979

American actress (born 1979)

Nikki Giovanni

b. 1943

American poet, writer and activist (1943–2024)

Nikki Glaser

b. 1984

American comedian (born 1984)

Nikki Grahame

b. 1982

English television personality (1982–2021)

Nikki Reed

b. 1988

American actress

Nikky Finney

b. 1957

American poet (born 1957)

Niklas Süle

b. 1995

German footballer (born 1995)

Niklas Sundin

b. 1974

Swedish guitarist

Niko Kranjčar

b. 1984

Croatian footballer (born 1984)

Niko Lekishvili

b. 1947

Georgian politician (1947–2025)

Nikola Gruevski

b. 1970

Prime minister of Macedonia from 2006 to 2016