Leading Figures in History

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

62245 persons found

Uwe Rösler

b. 1968

German association football manager

Uwe Seeler

b. 1936

German footballer (1936–2022)

Uzay Heparı

Musical artist

Üzeyir Garih

Jewish Turkish engineer, businessman, writer and investor (1929-2001)

Uzeyir Hajibeyov

b. 1885

Azerbaijani composer and musicologist (1885–1948)

Uzi Hitman

b. 1952

Israeli singer-songwriter (1952–2004)

Uziah Thompson

Jamaican musician (1936–2014)

Uziel Gal

Israeli firearm designer (1923–2002)

V. Appapillai

b. 1913

Sri Lankan physicist and academic

V. B. Chandrasekhar

b. 1961

Indian cricketer (1961–2019)

V. C. Andrews

b. 1923

American novelist (1923–1986)

V. Dharmalingam

20th-century Sri Lankan Tamil politician

V. K. Krishna Menon

b. 1896

Former Indian Defence Minister

V. K. R. V. Rao

b. 1908

Indian Economist and Founder of D-School, University of Delhi

V. M. Panchalingam

V. O. Chidambaram Pillai

b. 1872

Indian freedom fighter (1872–1919)

V. P. Singh

b. 1931

Prime Minister of India from 1989 to 1990

V. R. Krishna Iyer

b. 1914

Indian judge (1915–2014)

V. S. Naipaul

Trinidadian writer (1932–2018)

V. S. Ramadevi

Indian politician

V. Shantaram

Indian film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor (1901–1990)

V. V. Giri

President of India from 1969 to 1974

Va'aiga Tuigamala

b. 1969

Samoa international rugby league & union footballer (1969–2022)

Vaali (poet)

Indian artist, poet, lyricist, writer, actor (1931–2013)