Leading Figures in History

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

21510 persons found

Necip Fazıl Kısakürek

Turkish poet, novelist, playwright, Islamist ideologue (1904–1983)

Necmettin Hacıeminoğlu

Turkish linguist (1932–1996)

Ned Beatty

American actor (1937–2021)

Nedra Volz

b. 1908

American actress (1908–2003)

Nedumudi Venu

b. 1948

Indian actor and screenwriter (1944–2021)

Neelam Sanjiva Reddy

b. 1913

President of India from 1977 to 1982

Neftalí Feliz

b. 1988

Dominican baseball player (born 1988)

Neifi Pérez

b. 1973

Dominican baseball player (born 1973)

Neil Abercrombie

b. 1938

American politician (born 1938)

Neil Asher Silberman

b. 1950

American historian (born 1950)

Neil Baker

b. 1960

Australian rugby league footballer

Neil Bogart

American record producer (1943–1982)

Neil Doak

b. 1972

Irish rugby union player & cricketer

Neil Finn

b. 1958

New Zealand musician (born 1958)

Neil Goldschmidt

American politician (1940–2024)

Neil Hawke

b. 1939

Australian sportsman (1939–2000)

Neil Lennon

b. 1971

Northern Irish footballer and manager (born 1971)

Neil MacGregor

b. 1946

British art historian (born 1946)

Neil McNab

b. 1957

Scottish footballer and manager

Neil Patrick Harris

b. 1973

American actor and singer (born 1973)

Neil Reynolds

Canadian politician (1940–2013)

Neil Trudinger

b. 1942

Australian mathematician

Neil Walker (swimmer)

b. 1976

American swimmer (born 1976)

Nell Dunn

b. 1936

UK playwright & fiction writer