Leading Figures in History

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

62243 persons found

Byron Schammer

b. 1985

Australian rules footballer, born 1985

Byron Stevenson

b. 1956

Welsh footballer

Byron White

b. 1917

US Supreme Court justice and pro football player (1917–2002)

Byul

b. 1983

South Korean singer (born 1983)

Byun Yo-han

b. 1986

South Korean actor (born 1986)

Bʼutz Aj Sak Chiik

b. 459

Ajaw

C. Aubrey Smith

b. 1863

English cricketer and actor (1863–1948)

C. B. Colby

b. 1904

American writer

C. B. Dollaway

b. 1983

American collegiate wrestler and mixed martial arts fighter

C. B. Fry

b. 1872

English sportsman and writer (1872–1956)

C. Balasingham

C. Buddingh'

b. 1918

Dutch poet and translator

C. C. Martindale

b. 1879

English Jesuit priest and author (1879-1963)

C. C. van Asch van Wijck

b. 1900

Dutch sculptor (1900–1932)

C. David Marsden

British neurologist (1938–1998)

C. Delores Tucker

American politician and activist (1927–2005)

C. E. M. Joad

b. 1891

English philosopher (1891–1953)

C. Everett Koop

b. 1916

American pediatric surgeon and public health administrator (1916–2013)

C. F. Powell

British physicist (1903–1969)

C. F. W. Walther

Lutheran theologian and founder of the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod

C. Farris Bryant

b. 1914

34th Governor of Florida

C. Gordon Fullerton

American astronaut (1936–2013)

C. H. Douglas

British engineer and economic theorist (1879–1952)

C. I. Scofield

b. 1843

American theologian, minister and writer (1843 – 1921)