Leading Figures in History

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

24419 persons found

Helen Prejean

b. 1939

American nun and advocate (born 1939)

Helen Redfield

b. 1900

American geneticist

Helen Sharman

b. 1963

British chemist and cosmonaut (born 1963)

Helen Traubel

b. 1899

American opera singer (1899–1972)

Helen Vendler

American poetry critic (1933–2024)

Helen Wagner

American actress (1918–2010)

Helen Walulik

b. 1929

American baseball player

Helena Benitez

b. 1914

Filipino Senator and civic leader (1914–2016)

Helena Blavatsky

Russian-American mystic and writer (1831–1891)

Helena Bonham Carter

b. 1966

British actress (born 1966)

Helena Rasiowa

b. 1917

Polish mathematician

Helena Shovelton

b. 1945

Hélène Boucher

b. 1908

French pilot (1908–1934)

Hélène Carrère d'Encausse

b. 1929

French historian (1929–2023)

Hélène Cixous

b. 1937

French writer (born 1937)

Helene Madison

b. 1913

American swimmer (1913–1970)

Hélène Napoleone de Montholon

b. 1816

Reputed illegitimate daughter of Napoleon

Helene Spilling Ødegaard

b. 1996

Norwegian dancer (born 1996)

Helene Weigel

b. 1900

Austrian actress and artistic director (1900–1971)

Helenio Herrera

b. 1910

Argentine-French footballer and manager (1910–1997)

Helga Arendt

b. 1964

German sprinter (1964–2013)

Helga Königsdorf

East German author and physicist

Helga Radtke

b. 1962

German track and field athlete (born 1962)

Helge Løvland

b. 1890

Norwegian decathlete (1890–1984)