Leading Figures in History

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

24411 persons found

Tudor Arghezi

b. 1880

Romanian writer and political figure (1880–1967)

Tufan Miñnullin

Tatar writer and politician (1935–2012)

Tung Chee-hwa

b. 1937

Politician and businessman from Hong Kong

Tunku Annuar

Tunku Bendahara of Kedah

Tunku Ismail Idris

b. 1984

Heir apparent to the Johor throne (born 1984)

Tunne Kelam

b. 1936

Estonian politician (born 1936)

Tuomas Gerdt

b. 1922

Finnish soldier (1922–2020)

Túpac Amaru II

Leader of an uprising in Peru

Tupac Shakur

b. 1971

American rapper and actor (1971–1996)

Turbo B

b. 1967

American rapper (born 1967)

Ture Malmgren

b. 1851

Swedish journalist and politician (1851–1922)

Turgut Özal

President of Turkey from 1989 to 1993

Turk Broda

b. 1914

Canadian ice hockey player (1914–1972)

Türkan Şoray

b. 1945

Turkish actress, writer and film director

Türker İnanoğlu

b. 1936

Turkish film producer and director (1936–2024)

Turkey Stearnes

b. 1901

American baseball player (1901–1979)

Turner Stevenson

b. 1972

Canadian ice hockey player

Twinkle (singer)

English singer-songwriter (1948–2015)

Twyla Tharp

b. 1941

American dancer and choreographer (born 1941)

Ty LaForest

Canadian baseball player (1917–1947)

Tyagaraja

b. 1767

Composer in Carnatic Classical Music (1767-1847)

Tyler Labine

b. 1978

Canadian-American actor (born 1978)

Tyler Nevin

b. 1997

American baseball player (born 1997)

Tyler Sanders

American actor (2004–2022)