Leading Figures in History

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

21506 persons found

Todd Lickliter

b. 1955

American basketball player-coach

Todd Redmond

b. 1985

American baseball player (born 1985)

Todd Rundgren

b. 1948

American musician (born 1948)

Todor Veselinović

Yugoslav and Serbian football manager and player (1930–2017)

Toe Blake

Canadian ice hockey player (1912–1995)

Tofilau Eti Alesana

b. 1924

5th Prime Minister of Samoa

Toghon Temür

Emperor of Yuan dynasty from 1333 to 1368

Togo D. West Jr.

b. 1942

American politician (1942–2018)

Tōgō Heihachirō

Japanese Marshal Admiral

Toivo Aare

b. 1944

Estonian journalist (1944–1999)

Tokugawa Hidetada

b. 1579

Japanese Samurai, Daimyo and Military ruler of Japan from 1605 to 1623

Tokugawa Ieharu

b. 1737

Military ruler of Japan from 1760 to 1786

Tokugawa Iemitsu

Japanese Samurai, Daimyo and Military leader of Japan from 1623 to 1651

Tokugawa Ienobu

b. 1662

Japanese Samurai, Daimyo and Military leader of Japan from 1709 to 1712

Tokugawa Ieyasu

Japanese Samurai, Daimyo and Military ruler of Japan from 1603 to 1605

Toller Cranston

b. 1949

Canadian figure skater and painter

Tom Adair

b. 1913

American songwriter and screenwriter (1913–1988)

Tom Allen (Maine politician)

b. 1945

American author and politician (born 1945)

Tom Alter

b. 1950

American–Indian actor (1950–2017)

Tom Berenger

b. 1949

American actor (born 1949)

Tom Bergeron

b. 1955

American television personality (born 1955)

Tom Bischof

b. 2005

German footballer (born 2005)

Tom Brown (satirist)

English translator and satirist

Tom Browning

b. 1960

American baseball player (1960–2022)