Leading Figures in History

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

24415 persons found

Isabelle Adjani

b. 1955

French actress (born 1955)

Isabelle Bogelot

French philanthropist and feminist

Isabelle Carré

b. 1971

French actress (born 1971)

Isabelle Collin Dufresne

French-American artist and author (1935–2014)

Isabelle Delobel

b. 1978

French ice dancer (born 1978)

Isabelle Holland

b. 1920

American author of fiction for children and adults (1920-2022)

Isaiah Berlin

b. 1909

British philosopher (1909–1997)

Isamu Chō

Japanese general (1895–1945)

Isco

b. 1992

Spanish footballer (born 1992)

Ishirō Honda

b. 1911

Japanese filmmaker (1911–1993)

Isiah Thomas

b. 1961

American basketball player and coach

Isidore of Kiev

Byzantine Greek prelate (1385–1463)

Isidro Pérez

b. 1964

Mexican boxer

Isikia Savua

Fijian diplomat (1952–2011)

Isis Pogson

British astronomer and meteorologist (1852–1945)

Ísleifur Gissurarson

First bishop of Iceland

Ismail al-Faruqi

Palestinian-American Islamic scholar (1921–1986)

Ismail I

Shah of Safavid Iran from 1501 to 1524

Ismail Kadare

Albanian writer (1936–2024)

Ismail Mahomed

Chief Justice of South Africa from 1997 to 2000

Ismail Merchant

Indian film producer (1936–2005)

İsmail YK

b. 1978

Turkish German singer

Isobel Andrews

New Zealand playwright, novelist, short-story writer and poet (1905–1990)

Isobel Campbell

b. 1976

Scottish singer