Leading Figures in History

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

24415 persons found

Timothy J. Tobias

b. 1952

American composer and musician

Timothy Leary

American psychologist (1920–1996)

Timothy McVeigh

b. 1968

American domestic terrorist (1968–2001)

Timothy Morton

b. 1968

British philosopher

Timothy Olyphant

b. 1968

American actor (born 1968)

Timothy Szretter

Polish Orthodox clergyman, the third Metropolitan of Warsaw and all Poland

Timothy Wright

b. 1947

American gospel singer and pastor (1947 - 2009)

Timur Bekmambetov

b. 1961

Russian-Kazakh filmmaker (born 1961)

Tin Oo

Burmese general and politician (1927–2024)

Tin Ujević

b. 1891

Croatian poet

Tina Bru

b. 1986

Norwegian politician (born 1986)

Tina Fey

b. 1970

American actress and comedian (born 1970)

Tina Kaidanow

b. 1965

American diplomat (1965–2024)

Tina Maze

b. 1983

Slovenian alpine skier (born 1983)

Tina Strobos

b. 1920

Dutch resistance member (1920–2012)

Tina Turner

Singer-songwriter and actress (1939–2023)

Tinsley Ellis

b. 1957

American blues and rock musician (born 1957)

Tintoretto

Italian painter (1518–1594)

Tinus Osendarp

b. 1916

Dutch sprinter and WW2 collaborator (1916–2002)

Tionne Watkins

b. 1970

American singer (born 1970)

Tipu Sultan

Sultan of Mysore from 1782 to 1799

Tito Puente

b. 1923

American Latin jazz and mambo musician (1923–2000)

Tito Vilanova

Spanish football player and manager (1968–2014)

Titu Maiorescu

Romanian literary critic and politician (1840 - 1917)