Leading Figures in History

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

62245 persons found

Christine Ohuruogu

b. 1984

British sprinter (born 1984)

Christine Orengo

b. 1955

Professor of Bioinformatics

Christine Pascal

French actress, writer and director

Christine Robinson

b. 1984

Canadian water polo player (born 1984)

Christine Sinclair

b. 1983

Canadian soccer player (born 1983)

Christine Soetewey

b. 1957

Belgian high jumper

Christine St-Pierre

b. 1953

Canadian politician (born 1953)

Christine Taylor

b. 1971

American actress (born 1971)

Christine Yoshikawa

b. 1974

Canadian American classical pianist

Christl Cranz

b. 1914

German alpine skier (1914–2004)

Christo and Jeanne-Claude

b. 1935

Husband-and-wife environmental installation artist duo

Christofer Heimeroth

b. 1981

German footballer (born 1981)

Christofer Johnsson

b. 1972

Swedish musician (born 1972)

Christofer Ranzmaier

b. 1987

Austrian politician (born 1987)

Christoffer Gabel

Danish statesman

Christoph Bach (musician)

b. 1613

German musician, grandfather of J. S. Bach

Christoph Daum

German football manager (1953–2024)

Christoph Demantius

German composer

Christoph Franz von Buseck

German bishop and monarch

Christoph Ignaz Abele

Austrian jurist (1628–1685)

Christoph Ludwig Agricola

German landscape painter (1667–1719)

Christoph Preuß

b. 1981

German footballer

Christoph Scheiner

Jesuit priest, physicist and astronomer (1573–1650)

Christoph von Dohnányi

b. 1929

German conductor (1929–2025)