Leading Figures in History

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

24415 persons found

Ima Hogg

b. 1882

American patron of the arts (1882–1975)

Imagawa Yoshimoto

Japanese samurai and daimyo (1519–1560)

Iman Shumpert

b. 1990

American basketball player and actor (born 1990)

Imants Kalniņš

b. 1941

Latvian composer

Imelda Marcos

b. 1929

First Lady of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986

Imelda May

b. 1974

Irish singer and musician (born 1974)

Imi Lichtenfeld

b. 1910

Hungarian-born Israeli martial artist

Immanuel Kant

b. 1724

German philosopher (1724–1804)

Imogen Poots

b. 1989

British actress (born 1989)

Imogene Coca

American comic actress (1908–2001)

Imran Farhat

b. 1982

Pakistani cricketer

Imre Nagy

b. 1896

Hungarian politician and leader of the 1956 revolution (1896–1958)

Ina Wroldsen

b. 1984

Norwegian singer and songwriter (born 1984)

Iñaki Ochoa de Olza

Spanish mountaineer (1967–2008)

Iñaki Williams

b. 1994

Footballer (born 1994)

Inayat Khan

b. 1882

Indian singer, poet and Sufi guide (1882–1927)

Inca Garcilaso de la Vega

Writer, soldier, Spanish noble of Inca descent

India de Beaufort

b. 1987

British actress (born 1987)

Indila

b. 1984

French singer-songwriter (born 1984)

Indra Devi

b. 1899

Yoga teacher of Hollywood stars

Indrek Kajupank

b. 1988

Estonian basketball player

Indro Montanelli

b. 1909

Italian journalist and historian (1909–2001)

Indy de Vroome

b. 1996

Dutch tennis player

Inese Jaunzeme

b. 1932

Latvian javelin thrower