Leading Figures in History

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

21511 persons found

Lucile Godbold

b. 1900

American track and field athlete

Lucille Ball

American actress (1911–1989)

Lucille Bremer

American actress (1917–1996)

Lucille Clifton

b. 1936

American poet (1936–2010)

Lucille Roybal-Allard

b. 1941

American politician (born 1941)

Lúcio

b. 1978

Brazilian footballer

Lucius D. Clay

United States Army general (1898–1978)

Lucjan Brychczy

b. 1934

Polish footballer (1934–2024)

Lucky Peterson

American musician (1964–2020)

Lucretia Peabody Hale

American author and novelist

Lucrețiu Pătrășcanu

Romanian communist politician (1900–1954)

Lucrezia Borgia

b. 1480

Italian noblewoman (1480–1519)

Lucrezia Bori

Spanish operatic singer

Lucrezia Stefanini

b. 1998

Italian tennis player (born 1998)

Lucrezia Tornabuoni

b. 1427

Wife of Piero di Cosimo de' Medici (1427–1482)

Lucy Beaumont (actress)

b. 1869

English actress (1869–1937)

Lucy Booth

b. 1868

Lucy Dacus

b. 1995

American singer-songwriter (born 1995)

Lucy Gordon (actress)

British actress and model (1980–2009)

Lucy Hale

b. 1989

American actress and singer (born 1989)

Lucy Jarvis (producer)

b. 1917

American television producer (1917–2020)

Lucy Maud Montgomery

Canadian novelist (1874–1942)

Lucy McBath

b. 1960

American politician (born 1960)

Lucy Pickens

b. 1832

American socialite