Leading Figures in History

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

21506 persons found

Qiao Shi

Former Politburo Standing Committee member of the Chinese Communist Party

Qiao Xuan

Han dynasty official and general (110-184)

Queen Aishwarya of Nepal

Queen of Nepal from 1972 to 2001

Queen Jeonghui

Queen of Joseon from 1455 to 1468

Queen Marau

b. 1860

Queen of Tahiti from 1877 to 1880

Queen Máxima of the Netherlands

b. 1971

Queen of the Netherlands since 2013

Queen Victoria

b. 1819

Queen of the United Kingdom from 1837 to 1901

Quentin Davies

b. 1944

British politician (1944–2025)

Quett Masire

President of Botswana from 1980 to 1998

Quincy Lewis

b. 1977

American basketball player (born 1977)

Quincy Timberlake

b. 1980

Kenyan politician (born 1980)

Quincy Watts

b. 1970

American athlete (born 1970)

Quinn Martin

b. 1922

American television producer (1922–1987)

Quintin Demps

b. 1985

American football player (born 1985)

Quintin McMillan

b. 1904

Quinton Fortune

b. 1977

South African soccer player

Qusay Hussein

b. 1966

Iraqi politician (1966–2003)

R. B. Bennett

Prime Minister of Canada from 1930 to 1935

R. Carlos Nakai

b. 1946

American flutist (born 1946)

R. D. Burman

b. 1939

Indian musician (1939–1994)

R. E. B. Baylor

b. 1793

American politician and judge (1793–1874)

R. E. Foster

b. 1878

English cricketer

R. G. D. Allen

b. 1906

British economist (1906–1983)

R. Geraint Gruffydd

b. 1928

Welsh scholar (1928–2015)