Leading Figures in History

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

62243 persons found

Charles Crocker

b. 1822

American railroad executive

Charles Cros

b. 1842

French poet and inventor

Charles Crozat Converse

b. 1832

United States attorney and composer

Charles Cruft (showman)

b. 1852

British dog showman and businessperson (1852 - 1938)

Charles Cyphers

American actor (1939–2024)

Charles d'Évreux

Charles Dana Gibson

b. 1867

American artist, illustrator, and publisher (1867–1944)

Charles Dance

b. 1946

British actor (born 1946)

Charles Darrow

b. 1889

American board game designer (1889–1967)

Charles Darwin

English naturalist and biologist (1809–1882)

Charles Davidson Dunbar

b. 1870

British military musician

Charles de Batz de Castelmore d'Artagnan

French captain of musketeers (1611–1673)

Charles de Foucauld

b. 1858

French explorer, geographer, linguist and Catholic saint (1858–1916)

Charles de Freycinet

French statesman and Prime Minister (1828–1923)

Charles de Gaulle

French general and statesman (1890–1970)

Charles de la Boische, Marquis de Beauharnois

French Naval officer

Charles de Saint-Évremond

French soldier, hedonist, essayist and literary critic

Charles de Sainte-Maure, duc de Montausier

b. 1610

French soldier and governor

Charles de Téligny

French soldier and diplomat

Charles de Tornaco

Belgian racing driver (1927–1953)

Charles de Valois, Duke of Angoulême

b. 1573

Duke of Angoulême

Charles Demuth

American painter (1883–1935)

Charles Despiau

b. 1874

French sculptor (1874–1946)

Charles Deutsch

b. 1911

French engineer and automobile maker