Leading Figures in History

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

21513 persons found

Léon-Étienne Duval

French Catholic cardinal (1903–1996)

Leona Aglukkaq

b. 1967

Canadian politician

Leonard Asper

b. 1964

Canadian businessman (born 1964)

Leonard Calvert

English-born colonial administrator (1606-1647)

Leonard Carow

b. 1994

German actor

Leonard Hobhouse

British political theorist

Leonard Kleinrock

b. 1934

American computer scientist (born 1934)

Leonard Lerman

b. 1925

American scientist (1925–2012)

Leonard Marsh (businessman)

American businessman (1933–2013)

Leonard Starr

American cartoonist (1925–2015)

Leonard W. Murray

b. 1896

Canadian admiral in WW II (1896–1971)

Leonard Williams (defensive lineman)

b. 1994

American football player (born 1994)

Leonardo Bonucci

b. 1987

Italian footballer (born 1987)

Leonardo da Vinci

Italian polymath (1452–1519)

Leonardo Loredan

Doge of Venice from 1501 to 1521

Leonardo Mayer

b. 1987

Argentine tennis player (born 1987)

Leone Sextus Tollemache

b. 1884

British soldier (1884–1917)

Leonel Brizola

Brazilian politician (1922–2004)

Leonel Power

Late medieval English composer

Leonhard Rauwolf

b. 1535

Leonhart Fuchs

German physician and botanist (1501–1566)

Leonid Derbenyov

Russian poet and lyricist (1931–1995)

Leonid Gobyato

Russian general (1875–1915)

Leonid Kravchuk

President of Ukraine from 1991 to 1994