Leading Figures in History

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

62245 persons found

Claude Gaspar Bachet de Méziriac

b. 1581

French mathematician (1581–1638)

Claude Gauvreau

Canadian writer

Claude Grahame-White

b. 1879

19/20th-century English aviator

Claude H. Van Tyne

b. 1869

American historian

Claude Helffer

b. 1922

French pianist (1922–2004)

Claude Henderson

b. 1972

South African cricketer

Claude Humphrey

b. 1944

American football player and coach (1944–2021)

Claude Jade

b. 1948

French actress (1948–2006)

Claude Jarman Jr.

b. 1934

American actor (1934–2025)

Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle

b. 1760

French writer and composer (1760–1836)

Claude Julien (ice hockey)

b. 1960

Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Claude Jutra

Canadian actor, film director, and screenwriter

Claude Lapointe

b. 1968

Canadian former ice hockey player (born 1968)

Claude Le Jeune

Franco-Flemish composer (1528/30 – c. 1600)

Claude Legault

b. 1963

Canadian actor and television writer

Claude Lelièvre

b. 1946

Belgian government official (born 1946)

Claude Lelouch

b. 1937

French filmmaker and writer (born 1937)

Claude Lemieux

b. 1965

Canadian ice hockey player (1965–2026)

Claude Lévi-Strauss

French anthropologist and ethnologist (1908–2009)

Claude Loiselle

b. 1963

Canadian ice hockey player (born 1963)

Claude Louis Hector de Villars, 1st Duke of Villars

b. 1653

Marshal General of France

Claude Martin

French soldier (1735–1800)

Claude McKay

Jamaican American writer and poet (1890–1948)

Claude Monet

b. 1840

French painter (1840–1926)