Leading Figures in History

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

21509 persons found

Nuno Álvares Pereira

b. 1360

Portuguese general (1360–1431)

Nuno Mendes (footballer, born 2002)

b. 2002

Portuguese footballer (born 2002)

Nuno Santos (footballer, born 1980)

b. 1980

Portuguese footballer

Nur al-Din Zengi

Emir of Aleppo (1146–1174) and Damascus (1154–1174)

Nur Jahan

b. 1577

Padshah Begum of the Mughal Empire

Nuria Llagostera Vives

b. 1980

Spanish tennis player (born 1980)

Nüzhet Gökdoğan

Turkish astronomer and mathematician (1910–2003)

O. C. Smith

b. 1932

American singer (1932–2001)

O. Henry

American writer (1862–1910)

O. J. Hogans

b. 1982

American sprinter (born 1982)

Obafemi Awolowo

Nigerian politician (1909–1987)

Obaidullah Aleem

Pakistani poet (1939–1998)

Octave Crémazie

b. 1827

Octavia E. Butler

b. 1947

American science fiction writer (1947–2006)

Octavia Spencer

b. 1970

American actress (born 1970)

Octavian Goga

Romanian politician and poet (1881–1938)

Octavian Paler

Romanian writer and politician (1926–2007)

Octavio Paz

Mexican writer, poet and diplomat (1914–1998)

Oda Nobunaga

Japanese samurai and warlord (1534–1582)

Odd Hassel

Norwegian physical chemist and Nobel Laureate

Odd Lindbäck-Larsen

b. 1897

Norwegian military officer and war historian

Oddvar Reiakvam

b. 1985

Norwegian politician (born 1985)

Odessa A'zion

b. 2000

American actress (born 2000)

Odette Hallowes

b. 1912

French resistance member (1912–1995)