Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Nolito

b. 1986

Spanish footballer (born 1986)

Nolwenn Leroy

b. 1982

French musician (born 1982)

Nomar Garciaparra

b. 1973

American baseball player (born 1973)

Nona Gaprindashvili

b. 1941

Georgian chess grandmaster (born 1941)

Nona Gaye

b. 1974

American singer, actress and fashion model

Nona Hendryx

b. 1944

American musician (born 1944)

Nông Đức Mạnh

b. 1940

Vietnamese politician

Noof Al Maadeed

b. 1998

Qatari women's rights activist (born 1998)

Noon Meem Rashid

Pakistani poet (1910–1975)

Noor Hassanali

b. 1918

President of Trinidad and Tobago from 1987 to 1997

Noor Hossain

Bangladeshi activist (1961–1987)

Nora Aunor

Filipino actress and singer (1953–2025)

Nora Bayes

b. 1880

American singer and vaudeville performer (1880–1928)

Nora Brockstedt

Norwegian singer

Nora Dunn

b. 1952

American actress and comedian (born 1952)

Nora Ephron

b. 1941

American writer, journalist and filmmaker (1941–2012)

Nora Kovach

b. 1931

Hungarian ballerina (1931–2009)

Nóra Köves

b. 1971

Hungarian tennis player

Nora Roberts

b. 1950

American author (born 1950)

Nora Stanton Barney

b. 1883

American civil engineer and suffragist

Norah Lofts

b. 1904

British writer (1904–1983)

Norah McGuinness

b. 1901

Irish artist

Norah Vincent

American writer (1968–2022)

Norbert Blüm

b. 1935

German politician (1935–2020)