Leading Figures in History

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

24415 persons found

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 Richardson (cricketer)

English cricketer (1870–1912)

Tom Snyder

b. 1936

American television and radio personality (1936–2007)

Tom Springfield

b. 1934

English musician, songwriter and record producer (1934–2022)

Tom Stoppard

b. 1937

British playwright (1937–2025)

Tom T. Hall

b. 1936

American country musician (1936–2021)

Tom Taylor, Baron Taylor of Blackburn

b. 1929

Businessman and politician

Tom Thomson

Canadian painter (1877–1917)

Tom Tykwer

b. 1965

German film director

Tom Udall

b. 1948

American politician and diplomat (born 1948)

Tom Uren

b. 1921

Australian politician (1921–2015)

Tom Veryzer

American baseball player (1953–2014)

Tom Welling

b. 1977

American actor, podcaster, director, and model (born 1977)

Tom Wicker

b. 1926

American journalist and novelist (1926–2011)

Tom Wills

Australian sportsman (1835–1880)

Tom Wolfe

American author and journalist (1930–2018)

Tomás Balduino

Brazilian Roman Catholic Bishop (1922–2014)

Tomás Borge

Nicaraguan revolutionary and politician

Tomáš Fleischmann

b. 1984

Czech ice hockey player (born 1984)

Tomáš Halík

b. 1948

Czech Catholic priest, philosopher, and theologian (born 1948)

Tomáš Janovic

b. 1937

Slovak writer (1937–2023)