Leading Figures in History

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

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Tom King, Baron King of Bridgwater

b. 1933

British Conservative politician and life peer (born 1933)

Tom Køhlert

b. 1947

Danish footballer and manager (born 1947)

Tom Lewis (Australian politician)

New South Wales Premier

Tom Lichtenberg

American football player and coach (1940–2013)

Tom Lysiak

Canadian ice hockey player (1953–2016)

Tom Malone (musician)

b. 1947

American jazz musician, arranger, and producer

Tom Maynard

Welsh cricketer

Tom Merritt

b. 1970

American journalist

Tom Misteli

b. 1966

Tom Morello

b. 1964

American guitarist and singer-songwriter

Tom Norman

b. 1860

19th and 20th-century English businessman and showman (1860 – 1930)

Tom O'Rourke (boxing manager)

b. 1856

American boxer

Tom of Finland

b. 1920

Finnish artist (1920–1991)

Tom Oliver

b. 1938

British-born Australian television, film and theatre actor (born 1938)

Tom Onslow-Cole

b. 1987

British racing driver (born 1987)

Tom Patey

Scottish mountain climber (1932–1970)

Tom Pendry

b. 1934

British politician (1934–2023)

Tom Phillips (artist)

b. 1937

English artist (1937–2022)

Tom Phillis

Australian motorcycle racer (1934–1962)

Tom Poston

American actor (1921–2007)

Tom Snyder

b. 1936

American television and radio personality (1936–2007)

Tom T. Hall

b. 1936

American country musician (1936–2021)

Tom Taylor, Baron Taylor of Blackburn

b. 1929

Businessman and politician

Tom Tykwer

b. 1965

German film director