Leading Figures in History

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

21510 persons found

Niccolò Zucchi

Italian Jesuit, astronomer, and physicist

Nichkhun

b. 1988

Thai American rapper (born 1988)

Nicholas C. Handy

b. 1941

British chemist (1941-2012)

Nicholas Hytner

b. 1956

English theatre and film director

Nicholas II

b. 1868

Emperor of Russia from 1894 to 1917

Nicholas Kaldor

b. 1908

Hungarian-British economist

Nicholas Liverpool

President of Dominica

Nicholas Lloyd

b. 1942

British newspaper editor and broadcaster (born 1942)

Nicholas Longespee

13th-century Bishop of Salisbury

Nicholas Magallanes

Mexican-American ballet dancer

Nicholas Maw

British composer (1935–2009)

Nicholas Metropolis

b. 1915

Greek-American physicist and mathematician (1915–1999)

Nicholas Ray

American film director (1911–1979)

Nicholas Saunderson

English mathematician and scientist (1682–1739)

Nicholas Stern, Baron Stern of Brentford

b. 1946

British economist and academic (born 1946)

Nicholas West

English bishop and diplomatist (1461–1533)

Nicholas Winton

b. 1909

British banker and humanitarian (1909–2015)

Nick Anstee

b. 1958

British politician

Nick Brown

b. 1950

British former politician (born 1950)

Nick Cassavetes

b. 1959

American actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1959)

Nick Compton

b. 1983

English cricketer (born 1983)

Nick Drake

b. 1948

British musician (1948–1974)

Nick Fotiu

b. 1952

American ice hockey player (born 1952)

Nick Fry

b. 1956

British businessman (born 1956)