Leading Figures in History

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

62243 persons found

Carl H. Hermann

b. 1898

German physicist (1898–1961)

Carl Hagelin

b. 1988

Swedish ice hockey player (born 1988)

Carl Hahn

b. 1926

German businessman (1926–2023)

Carl Harries

b. 1866

German chemist (1866–1923)

Carl Hayman

b. 1979

New Zealand rugby union player

Carl Heinrich Biber

b. 1681

German violinist and composer

Carl Heinrich Graun

b. 1701

German composer and tenor (1704–1759)

Carl Hoeft

b. 1974

Rugby player

Carl Hovland

American psychologist (1921–1961)

Carl Hubbell

b. 1903

American baseball player (1903–1988)

Carl Joachim Classen

b. 1928

German classical scholar (1928–2013)

Carl Johan Bernadotte

Prince Bernadotte

Carl Johan Lind

b. 1883

Swedish hammer thrower

Carl Johnson (long jumper)

b. 1898

American long jumper (1898–1932)

Carl Josef Bayer

Austrian chemist (1847–1904)

Carl Jung

Swiss psychiatrist and psychotherapist (1875–1961)

Carl Kasell

American radio personality (1934–2018)

Carl Laemmle

German-American film producer (1867–1939)

Carl Landry

b. 1983

American basketball player (born 1983)

Carl Larsson

b. 1853

Swedish painter (1853–1919)

Carl Levin

b. 1934

American politician (1934–2021)

Carl Lewis

b. 1961

American track and field athlete (born 1961)

Carl Lindner Jr.

b. 1919

American businessman

Carl Linnaeus

b. 1707

Swedish biologist and physician (1707–1778)