Leading Figures in History

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

62245 persons found

Claudius Salmasius

French classical scholar, writer and professor in Leiden (1588–1653)

Claus Jensen

b. 1977

Danish footballer (born 1977)

Claus von Bülow

Danish-British socialite (1926–2019)

Claus von Stauffenberg

German army officer (1907–1944)

Claus-Dieter Wollitz

b. 1965

German football manager (born 1965)

Clay Allison

Texas cattle rancher and gunfighter

Clay Buchholz

b. 1984

American baseball pitcher (born 1984)

Clay Carroll

b. 1941

American baseball player (born 1941)

Clay Hensley

b. 1979

American baseball player (born 1979)

Clay Matthews III

b. 1986

American football player (born 1986)

Clay Shaw

American businessman acquitted of involvement in JFK assassination (1913–1974)

Clay Shaw (politician)

b. 1939

American politician (1939–2013)

Clay Stone Briggs

American politician (1876–1933)

Clay Walker

b. 1969

American country musician

Claydes Charles Smith

b. 1948

American musician

Clayton Bartolo

b. 1987

Maltese politician (born 1987)

Clayton Blackmore

b. 1964

Welsh footballer and manager

Clayton Keller

b. 1998

American ice hockey player (born 1998)

Clayton Kirkpatrick

American journalist

Clayton Richard

b. 1983

American baseball player (born 1983)

Clayton Young

American long-distance runner (born 1993)

Cle Kooiman

b. 1964

American soccer player

Clea DuVall

b. 1977

American actress (born 1977)

Cleavon Little

b. 1939

American actor (1939–1992)