Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Nikola IV Zrinski

Croatian-Hungarian nobleman and general (died 1566)

Nikola Kotkov

Bulgarian footballer

Nikola Pilić

b. 1939

Croatian tennis player (1939–2025)

Nikola Rachelle

b. 1983

British singer (born 1983)

Nikola Rakočević

b. 1983

Serbian actor

Nikola Šarčević

b. 1974

Swedish musician of Serbian origin (born 1974)

Nikola Tesla

b. 1856

Serbian-American engineer and inventor (1856–1943)

Nikola Topić

b. 2005

Serbian basketball player (born 2005)

Nikola Vučević

b. 1990

Montenegrin basketball player (born 1990)

Nikola Vujčić

b. 1978

Croatian basketball player (born 1978)

Nikolai Anderson

b. 1845

Baltic German philologist (1845–1905)

Nikolai Andrianov

b. 1952

Russian gymnast

Nikolai Arkharov

b. 1740

Russian police chief (1740–1814)

Nikolai Baturin

b. 1936

Estonian novelist and playwright (1936–2019)

Nikolai Brashman

Russian mathematician (1796–1866)

Nikolai Bugaev

Russian mathematician (1837–1903)

Nikolai Bukharin

b. 1888

Soviet revolutionary and politician (1888–1938)

Nikolai Bulganin

b. 1895

Soviet politician (1895–1975)

Nikolai Chebotaryov

b. 1894

Soviet mathematician (1894–1947)

Nikolai Chernykh

Soviet and Ukrainian astronomer (1931–2004)

Nikolai Demidenko

b. 1955

Russian pianist (born 1955)

Nikolai Fraiture

b. 1978

American bassist

Nikolai Gumilev

Russian poet and literary critic (1886–1921)

Nikolai Kardashev

b. 1932

Soviet and Russian astrophysicist (1932–2019)