Leading Figures in History

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

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T. R. M. Howard

American physician (1908–1976)

T. Rex (band)

b. 1947

English rock band (1967–1977)

T. Texas Tyler

b. 1916

American musician

T.J. Miller

b. 1981

American comedian and actor (born 1981)

Taane Milne

b. 1995

Fiji international rugby league footballer

Tabinshwehti

b. 1516

Founder of the First Toungoo Empire

Tachibana no Kachiko

Empress consort of Japan

Tadasuke Makino

b. 1997

Japanese racing driver (born 1997)

Tadeusz Mazowiecki

b. 1927

40th Prime Minister of Poland (1989–91)

Tadeusz Peiper

b. 1891

Tadeusz Różewicz

Polish poet, playwright, writer, and translator (1921–2014)

Tadeusz Ślusarski

b. 1950

Polish pole vaulter

Taeil (singer)

b. 1994

South Korean singer (born 1994)

Taejo of Joseon

King of Joseon from 1392 to 1398

Taejong of Joseon

b. 1367

King of Joseon from 1400 to 1418

Taeyang

b. 1988

South Korean singer (born 1988)

Tage Erlander

b. 1901

Prime Minister of Sweden from 1946 to 1969

Tahar Djaout

Algerian writer (1954–1993)

Tahmasp I

Shah of Iran from 1524 to 1576

Taichi Yamada

b. 1934

Japanese writer (1934–2023)

Taihō Kōki

b. 1940

Japanese sumo wrestler (1940–2013)

Taiki Matsuno

Japanese actor and voice actor (1967–2024)

Taira no Munemori

12th-century Japanese military leader

Taira no Tadatsune

Samurai lord and rebel of the early Heian period