Leading Figures in History

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

21510 persons found

Naftali Temu

b. 1945

Kenyan long-distance runner (1945–2003)

Nagarjun

b. 1911

Indian poet (1911–1998)

Naim Frashëri

b. 1846

Albanian poet, writer and activist (1846–1900)

Naim Talu

15th Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey from 1973 to 1974

Nakagawa Kiyohide

Japanese warlord (daimyō; 1542–1583)

Nam Duck-woo

b. 1924

South Korean politician (1924–2013)

Nam Nguyen

b. 1998

Canadian figure skater (born 1998)

Nambaryn Enkhbayar

b. 1958

3rd President of Mongolia from 2005 to 2009

Nampalys Mendy

b. 1992

Senegalese footballer (born 1992)

Nana Kitade

b. 1987

Japanese singer-songwriter and musician (born 1987)

Nancy Allen (actress)

b. 1950

American actress (born 1950)

Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor

British politician (1879–1964)

Nancy Dussault

b. 1936

American actress and singer (born 1936)

Nancy Garden

b. 1938

American fiction writer (1938–2014)

Nancy Greene Raine

b. 1943

Canadian alpine skier and politician

Nancy Juvonen

b. 1967

American film producer

Nancy Kwan

b. 1939

Chinese-American actress (born 1939)

Nancy Malone

American actress and director (1935–2014)

Nancy Marchand

American actress (1928–2000)

Nancy Mitford

English novelist and biographer (1904–1973)

Nancy Roman

b. 1925

American astronomer (1925–2018)

Nancy Sinatra

b. 1940

American singer (born 1940)

Nancy Stafford

b. 1954

American actress, speaker, author

Nancy Walker

b. 1922

American actress (1922–1992)