Leading Figures in History

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

62245 persons found

Chief Seattle

Suquamish and Duwamish chief (1790–1866)

Chieko Aioi

Japanese actress and voice actress

Chien-Shiung Wu

b. 1912

Chinese-American physicist (1912–1997)

Chihiro Fujioka

b. 1959

Japanese video game producer

Chihiro Yonekura

b. 1972

Musical artist

Chika Kuroda

Japanese chemist (1884–1968)

Chikuhei Nakajima

Japanese politician

Childe Hassam

American painter (1859–1935)

Chiliboy Ralepelle

b. 1986

South African rugby union player (born 1986)

Chill Wills

b. 1902

American actor and singer (1902–1978)

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

b. 1977

Nigerian writer (born 1977)

Chin Han (actor, born 1946)

b. 1946

Shanghai-born taiwanese actor

Chin-Hui Tsao

b. 1981

Taiwanese baseball player (born 1981)

China Anne McClain

b. 1998

American actress and singer (born 1998)

China Zorrilla

Uruguayan actress (1922–2014)

Chinami Yoshida

b. 1991

Japanese curler

Chinanu Onuaku

b. 1996

American basketball player (born 1996)

Chinedu Obasi

b. 1986

Nigerian footballer (born 1986)

Chinggoy Alonzo

Filipino actor (born 1950)

Chinghiz Aitmatov

Soviet and Kyrgyz author (1928-2008)

Chingiz Mustafayev (journalist)

Azerbaijani journalist

Chinmayananda Saraswati

b. 1916

Indian Hindu spiritual leader

Chino Moreno

b. 1973

American singer (born 1973)

Chino Trinidad

Filipino basketball sports journalist and league commissioner (1967–2024)