Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Pope Benedict XII

Head of the Catholic Church from 1334 to 1342

Pope Benedict XIV

Head of the Catholic Church from 1740 to 1758

Pope Benedict XVI

b. 1927

Head of the Catholic Church from 2005 to 2013

Pope Boniface I

Head of the Catholic Church from 418 to 422

Pope Boniface II

Head of the Catholic Church from 530 to 532

Pope Boniface III

Head of the Catholic Church in 607

Pope Boniface IV

Head of the Catholic Church from 608 to 615

Pope Boniface IX

Head of the Catholic Church from 1389 to 1404

Pope Boniface V

Bishop of Rome from 619 to 625

Pope Boniface VIII

Head of the Catholic Church from 1294 to 1303

Pope Caius

Head of the Catholic Church from 283 to 296

Pope Callixtus III

Head of the Catholic Church from 1455 to 1458

Pope Celestine IV

Head of the Catholic Church in 1241

Pope Celestine V

Head of the Catholic Church in 1294

Pope Clement II

Head of the Catholic Church from 1046 to 1047

Pope Clement V

Head of the Catholic Church from 1305 to 1314

Pope Clement VII

b. 1478

Head of the Catholic Church from 1523 to 1534

Pope Clement X

b. 1590

17th-century head of the Catholic Church

Pope Clement XI

b. 1649

Head of the Catholic Church from 1700 to 1721

Pope Clement XIV

Head of the Catholic Church from 1769 to 1774

Pope Conon

Head of the Catholic Church from 686 to 687

Pope Cyril VI of Alexandria

b. 1902

Head of the Coptic Church from 1959 to 1971

Pope Damasus II

Head of the Catholic Church in 1048

Pope Eugene I

Head of the Catholic Church from 654 to 657