Leading Figures in History

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

24415 persons found

Idris Imad al-Din

Da'i al-Mutlaq of Tayyibi Isma'ilis from 1428 to 1468

Idris of Libya

King of Libya from 1951 to 1969

Idris Sardi

Idriss Déby

Leader of Chad from 1990 to 2021

Idriz Ajeti

b. 1917

Albanian linguist

Ifigeneia Giannopoulou

Greek songwriter

Iga Świątek

b. 2001

Polish tennis player (born 2001)

Iggy Azalea

b. 1990

Australian former rapper and songwriter (born 1990)

Iggy Pop

b. 1947

American rock musician (born 1947)

Iginio Straffi

b. 1965

Italian animator (born 1965)

Ignác Goldziher

b. 1850

Hungarian scholar of Islam (1850–1921)

Ignace Bourget

Canadian Roman Catholic priest

Ignace Lepp

French writer

Ignacio Carrasco

b. 1982

Mexican footballer (born 1982)

Ignacio Carrera Pinto

Chilean military hero (1848–1882)

Ignacio Cervantes

Cuban pianist and composer (1847–1905)

Ignacio Mariscal

b. 1829

Mexican politician

Ignacio Ponseti

b. 1914

Spanish-American physician (1914–2009)

Ignacio Ramonet

b. 1943

Spanish academic, journalist and writer (born 1943)

Ignacy Jan Paderewski

Polish pianist, composer, intellectual and statesman (1860–1941)

Ignasi Guardans

b. 1964

Spanish politician (born 1964)

Ignatius Aphrem II

b. 1965

123rd Patriarch of the Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch (2014–Present)

Ignatius George II

106th Patriarch of the Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch (1687–1708)

Ignatius Kutu Acheampong

Head of State of Ghana from 1972 to 1978