Leading Figures in History

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

62243 persons found

Charles Carroll of Carrollton

American Founding Father, politician, and planter (1737–1832)

Charles Causley

Cornish poet and educator (1917–2003)

Charles Cecil

b. 1962

British video game designer and director

Charles Chalmot de Saint-Ruhe

French cavalry officer (c.1650–1691)

Charles Chauncy

b. 1592

Anglo-American clergyman and president of Harvard College (1592–1672)

Charles Chaynes

b. 1925

French composer (1925–2016)

Charles Chiniquy

b. 1809

Canadian Presbyterian minister and socio-political activist (1809–1899)

Charles Clarke

b. 1950

British Labour politician (born 1950)

Charles Clémencet

French Benedictine historian

Charles Coburn

b. 1877

American film, theater actor (1877–1961)

Charles Cochrane-Baillie, 2nd Baron Lamington

b. 1860

English politician and governor (1860–1940)

Charles Collett

b. 1871

British railway engineer

Charles Colson

b. 1931

American attorney and author (1931–2012)

Charles Comiskey

b. 1859

American baseball player, manager, team owner (1859–1931)

Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis

British Army officer (1738–1805)

Charles Correa

Indian architect and urban planner (1930–2015)

Charles Correll

American comedian, actor and writer (1890–1972)

Charles Cotton

b. 1630

English poet and writer (1630–1687)

Charles Coughlin

b. 1891

Canadian-American Catholic priest (1891–1979)

Charles Court

b. 1911

Australian politician (1911–2007)

Charles Courtney Curran

American painter

Charles Coypeau d'Assoucy

b. 1605

French musician and poet

Charles Craig Cannon

b. 1914

United States Army officer

Charles Crichton

b. 1910

English film director, film editor, screenwriter and film producer (1910–1999)