Leading Figures in History

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

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Nikos Gatsos

Greek poet, translator, and lyricist

Nikos Gioutsos

b. 1942

Greek footballer (1942–2023)

Nikos Gounaris

Greek singer

Nikos Stavropoulos

b. 1959

Greek basketball player

Nikos Zachariadis

b. 1904

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Greece from 1931 to 1956

Nila Håkedal

b. 1979

Norwegian beach volleyball player (born 1979)

Nilakantha Somayaji

b. 1444

Indian mathematician and astronomer (1444–1544)

Nilla Pizzi

b. 1919

Italian singer

Nils Christie

Norwegian sociologist and criminologist (1928–2015)

Nils Dardel

Swedish painter (1888–1943)

Nils Karlsson

Swedish cross-country skier

Nils Kihlberg

b. 1915

Swedish actor (1915–1965)

Nils Lofgren

b. 1951

American rock musician (born 1951)

Nils Økland (Esperantist)

b. 1882

Norwegian Esperantist and teacher

Nils Olaf Chrisander

Swedish actor and film director

Nils Poppe

Swedish actor (1908–2000)

Nils Schumann

b. 1978

German middle-distance runner

Nílton Santos

b. 1925

Brazilian footballer (1925–2013)

Nina Björk

b. 1967

Swedish writer

Nina Dübbers

b. 1980

German tennis player

Nina Foch

b. 1924

Dutch-born American actress (1924–2008)

Nina Hossain

b. 1975

English journalist and presenter

Nina Negri

Argentine-French painter and engraver

Nina Otkalenko

Soviet distance runner