Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Óliver Pérez

b. 1981

Mexican baseball player (born 1981)

Oliver Plunkett

Irish Catholic archbishop and saint (1625–1681)

Oliver Popplewell

b. 1927

British judge and cricketer (1927–2024)

Oliver Rackham

b. 1939

English academic (1939–2015)

Oliver Reed

English actor (1938–1999)

Oliver Rowland

b. 1992

British racing driver (born 1992)

Oliver Sacks

b. 1933

British neurologist and writer (1933–2015)

Oliver Schroer

Canadian violinist, composer, and producer (1956–2008)

Oliver Skipp

b. 2000

English footballer (born 2000)

Oliver Sonne

b. 2000

Peruvian footballer (born 2000)

Oliver Stang

b. 1988

German footballer

Oliver Stark

b. 1991

British actor (born 1991)

Oliver Stone

b. 1946

American filmmaker (born 1946)

Oliver Stummvoll

b. 1995

Austrian fashion model (born 1995)

Oliver Sutton (bishop)

13th-century Bishop of Lincoln

Oliver Tambo

South African anti-apartheid activist and politician (1917–1993)

Oliver Tree

b. 1993

American musician and comedian (1993–2026)

Oliver Venno

b. 1990

Estonian volleyball player (born 1990)

Oliver W. Larkin

b. 1896

American art historian and educator

Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.

b. 1809

American poet, essayist, physician (1809–1894)

Oliver Wolcott Jr.

American judge and politician (1760–1833)