Leading Figures in History

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

62243 persons found

Casimir III the Great

b. 1310

King of Poland from 1333 to 1370

Casimir III, Duke of Pomerania

Casimir IV Jagiellon

King of Poland (1447–1492) and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1440–1492)

Casimir Pulaski

Polish nobleman and American Revolutionary War general (1745–1779)

Caspar Bartholin the Elder

Danish physician, scientist, and theologian (1585–1629)

Caspar Bartholin the Younger

b. 1655

Danish anatomist (1655–1738)

Caspar David Friedrich

German Romantic landscape painter (1774–1840)

Caspar Lee

b. 1994

British-South African YouTuber (born 1994)

Caspar Peucer

German physician (1525–1602)

Caspar Schoppe

b. 1576

German scholar (1576–1649)

Caspar Weinberger

b. 1917

American politician and businessman (1917–2006)

Caspar Wessel

b. 1745

Danish–Norwegian mathematician and cartographer

Casper (Maya ruler)

b. 422

Ajaw of the Maya city of Palenque

Casper Christensen

b. 1968

Danish comedian (born 1968)

Cass Elliot

American singer (1941–1974)

Cass Gilbert

American architect (1859–1934)

Cassandra Clare

b. 1973

American author (born 1973)

Cassandra Peterson

b. 1951

American actress (born 1951)

Cassie Bernall

Columbine High School massacre victim (1981–1999)

Cassie Sharpe

b. 1992

Canadian freestyle skier (born 1992)

Cassie Ventura

b. 1986

American singer (born 1986)

Cassius Marcellus Clay

American politician from Kentucky (1810–1903)

Cassius Marcellus Coolidge

b. 1844

American painter (1844–1934)

Cassius Stanley

b. 1999

American basketball player (born 1999)