Leading Figures in History

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

21513 persons found

Louis-Guillaume Le Monnier

b. 1717

French botanist (1717–1799)

Louis-Honoré Fréchette

Canadian politician and writer (1839–1908)

Louis-Jean Cormier

b. 1980

Musical artist

Louis-Jean-François Lagrenée

French painter (1724–1805)

Louis-Napoléon Casault

Canadian politician

Louis-Napoléon, Prince Imperial

Son of Napoleon III (1856–1879)

Louis-Nicolas Davout

b. 1770

French Marshal (1770–1823)

Louis-Olivier Taillon

Premier of Quebec in 1887 and from 1892 to 1896

Louis-Philippe Hébert

Canadian sculptor

Louis-Zéphirin Moreau

Canadian Roman Catholic prelate

Louis, Count of Évreux

b. 1276

French prince (1276–1319)

Louis, Duke of Montpensier

b. 1513

Duke of Montpensier

Louisa Chirico

b. 1996

American tennis player (born 1996)

Louise Bourgeois

French-American artist (1911–2010)

Louise de Broglie, Countess d'Haussonville

b. 1818

French writer (1818–1882)

Louise Dresser

American actress (1878–1965)

Louise Erdrich

b. 1954

American author (born 1954)

Louise Françoise, Princess of Condé

Princess of Condé; legitimized daughter of Louis XIV

Louise Glück

b. 1943

American poet and Nobel laureate (1943–2023)

Louise Harel

b. 1946

Canadian politician (born 1946)

Louise Labé

French poet

Louise Nevelson

American sculptor (1899–1988)

Louise of Lorraine

b. 1553

Queen of France from 1575 to 1589

Louise Richardson

b. 1958

Irish political scientist (born 1958)