Leading Figures in History

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

21509 persons found

Norman Parkinson

b. 1913

English portrait and fashion photographer

Norman Petty

b. 1927

American musician and record producer (1927–1984)

Norman Powell

b. 1993

American and Jamaican basketball player (born 1993)

Norman Pritchard

b. 1877

British-Indian athlete (1875–1929)

Norman St John-Stevas

b. 1929

English politician (1929–2012)

Norman Steenrod

b. 1910

American mathematician (1910–1971)

Norman Vincent Peale

b. 1898

American minister, author, and positive thinking proponent

Norman Von Nida

Australian professional golfer

Norman Whiteside

b. 1965

Northern Irish footballer (born 1965)

Norman Whitfield

b. 1940

American musical artist and producer (1940–2008)

Normani

b. 1996

American singer (born 1996)

Norrie May-Welby

b. 1961

First legally genderless person

Norrie Paramor

b. 1914

English record producer (1914–1979)

Norris McWhirter

English writer

Norton Juster

b. 1929

American academic, architect, writer (1929–2021)

Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993

b. 1976

Nour El-Sherif

b. 1946

Egyptian actor

Nouri al-Maliki

b. 1950

Prime Minister of Iraq from 2006 to 2014

Novak Djokovic

b. 1987

Serbian tennis player (born 1987)

Novalis

b. 1772

German poet and writer (1772–1801)

Novera Ahmed

Bangladeshi artist (1939 – 2015)

Novlene Williams-Mills

b. 1982

Jamaican sprinter (born 1982)

Nozomi Tsuji

b. 1987

Japanese singer and actress (born 1987)

Nuala O'Faolain

Irish journalist and writer (1940–2008)