Leading Figures in History

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

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Okan Buruk

b. 1973

Turkish football manager (born 1973)

Okan Demiriş

Turkish composer

Ōkido Moriemon

b. 1878

Japanese sumo wrestler

Oking Jaya Atmaja

Okinoumi Ayumi

b. 1985

Japanese sumo wrestler

Okkert Brits

b. 1972

South African track and field athlete

Oksana Domnina

b. 1984

Russian ice dancer (born 1984)

Oktay Rıfat Horozcu

Turkish writer and playwright

Oktovianus Maniani

b. 1990

Indonesian association footballer

Ōkubo Tadayo

Samurai of the Sengoku era; major samurai ally of the Tokugawa clan

Ōkubo Toshimichi

Japanese statesman (1830–1878)

Ol' Dirty Bastard

American rapper (1968–2004)

Ola Abidogun

b. 1993

British Paralympic athlete

Ola John

b. 1992

Dutch association football player

Ola Kvernberg

b. 1981

Norwegian jazz musician

Ola L. Mize

b. 1931

United States Army officer (1931–2014)

Ola Ray

b. 1960

American actress

Ola Ullsten

b. 1931

Swedish politician and diplomat (1931–2018)

Ola Vincent

b. 1925

Olaf Backasch

b. 1965

German footballer

Olaf Gulbransson

b. 1873

Norwegian artist, painter and designer

Olaf Haraldsson

King of Norway from 1015 to 1028

Olaf Holtedahl

b. 1885

Norwegian geologist

Olaf I of Denmark

King of Denmark from 1086 to 1095