Leading Figures in History

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

62245 persons found

Christian Bourquin

French politician

Christian Califano

b. 1972

France international rugby union player

Christian Camargo

b. 1971

American actor

Christian Chávez

b. 1983

Mexican singer and actor

Christian Convery

b. 2009

Canadian child actor (born 2009)

Christian Dailly

b. 1973

Scottish footballer (born 1973)

Christian Davis

b. 1992

English cricketer (born 1992)

Christian de Castries

French general (1902–1991)

Christian de Duve

Belgian biochemist and cytologist (1917–2013)

Christian de Meza

Danish general (1792–1865)

Christian Dietrich Grabbe

German playwright (1801–1836)

Christian Dotremont

Belgian artist

Christian Egenolff

b. 1502

German printer (1505–1555)

Christian Ehregott Weinlig

b. 1743

German composer and cantor

Christian Emil Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs

Danish politician (1817–1896)

Christian Ferras

b. 1933

French violinist (1933–1982)

Christian Fürchtegott Gellert

b. 1715

German poet

Christian Gentner

b. 1985

German footballer

Christian Gmelin

b. 1792

German chemist (1792–1860)

Christian Gómez

b. 1974

Argentine footballer

Christian I of Denmark

Scandinavian monarch under the Kalmar Union (1426–1481)

Christian I of Saxe-Merseburg

b. 1615

Duke of Saxe-Merseburg

Christian II of Denmark

b. 1481

King of Denmark and Norway from 1513 to 1523

Christian III of Denmark

b. 1503

King of Denmark from 1534 to 1559