Leading Figures in History

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

62243 persons found

Catherine King (politician)

b. 1966

Australian politician (born 1966)

Catherine Labouré

b. 1806

French Daughter of Charity and saint (1806–1876)

Catherine Lacey

b. 1904

English actress (1904–1979)

Catherine Lara

b. 1945

French musician (born 1945)

Catherine McGuinness

b. 1934

Irish judge and politician (born 1934)

Catherine Ndereba

b. 1972

Kenyan marathon runner (born 1972)

Catherine of Austria, Queen of Poland

b. 1533

Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania from 1553 to 1572

Catherine of Bohemia

b. 1342

Duchess consort of Austria and Bavaria

Catherine of Bologna

b. 1413

Italian writer, artist (1413–1463)

Catherine of Bosnia

Queen consort of Bosnia

Catherine of Cleves (1417–1479)

b. 1417

Duchess of Guelders (lived 1417 to 1479)

Catherine of Genoa

Italian Catholic saint and mystic (1447-1510)

Catherine of Henneberg

Catherine of Lancaster

Queen of Castile and León from 1390 to 1406

Catherine of Poděbrady

b. 1449

Queen of Hungary (1449–1464)

Catherine of Portugal (nun)

Portuguese princess and nun (1436–1463)

Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg

Queen of Sweden from 1531 to 1535

Catherine of Saxony, Archduchess of Austria

b. 1468

Archduchess of Austria

Catherine of Siena

Italian Dominican saint (1347–1380)

Catherine of St. Augustine

b. 1632

17th-century French nun and nurse of New France

Catherine of Sweden, Countess Palatine of Kleeburg

b. 1584

Swedish princess (1584–1638)

Catherine of Valois

b. 1401

Queen of England from 1420 to 1422

Catherine of York

b. 1479

English princess (1479–1527)

Catherine Oxenberg

b. 1961

American actress (born 1961)