Leading Figures in History

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

24419 persons found

Heydar Aliyev

b. 1923

President of Azerbaijan from 1993 to 2003

Hezekiél Sepeng

b. 1974

South African middle-distance runner

Hida Viloria

b. 1968

American activist (born 1968)

Hide (musician)

Japanese musician (1964–1998)

Hideaki Anno

b. 1960

Japanese animator, filmmaker, producer, and seiyū (born 1960)

Hideaki Wakui

b. 1986

Japanese baseball player (born 1986)

Hideki Irabu

b. 1969

Japanese baseball player (1969-2011)

Hideki Matsui

b. 1974

Japanese baseball player (born 1974)

Hidenoyama Raigorō

Japanese sumo wrestler

Hidesaburō Ueno

Japanese agricultural scientist and owner of Hachikō (1872–1925)

Hidir Lutfi

Iraqi poet

Hienadz Buraukin

Belarusian poet, journalist, and diplomat (1936–2014)

Hieronymus Fabricius

b. 1537

Italian physician, anatomist and surgeon (1533–1619)

Hieronymus von Colloredo

German Catholic archbishop (1732–1812)

Higashifushimi Kunihide

b. 1910

Uncle of Emperor Akihito

Higbald of Lindisfarne

8th-century Bishop of Lindisfarne

Hijikata Toshizō

b. 1835

Japanese warrior (1835–1869)

Hilarie Burton

b. 1982

American actress (born 1982)

Hilary Devey

English television personality (1957–2022)

Hilary Mantel

b. 1952

British writer (1952–2022)

Hilary of Galeata

Christian saint (476–558)

Hilda Bernstein

b. 1915

British-born author, artist and activist

Hilda Hilst

b. 1930

Brazilian poet, novelist, and playwright