Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Helmut Hasse

b. 1898

German mathematician (1898–1979)

Helmut Jahn

German and American architect (1940–2021)

Helmut Kallmeyer

German chemist (1910–2006)

Helmut Kohl

Chancellor of Germany from 1982 to 1998

Helmut Koinigg

Austrian racing driver (1948–1974)

Helmut Krackowizer

Austrian motorcycle racer

Helmut Lent

b. 1918

German fighter ace (1918–1944)

Helmut Lotti

b. 1969

Belgian tenor and singer-songwriter (born 1969)

Helmut Marko

b. 1943

Austrian racing driver and motorsport executive (born 1943)

Helmut Newton

b. 1920

German-Australian photographer (1920–2004)

Helmut Piirimäe

b. 1930

Estonian historian (1930–2017)

Helmut Rahn

German footballer (1929–2003)

Helmut Schmidt

Chancellor of Germany from 1974 to 1982

Helmut Senekowitsch

b. 1933

Austrian footballer and manager (1933–2007)

Helmut Ulm

b. 1908

German mathematician (1908 – 1975)

Helmut Winklhofer

b. 1961

German footballer

Helmuth Hübener

German teenager executed for resisting Nazism

Helmuth Rilling

b. 1933

German choral conductor (1933–2026)

Helmuth von Moltke the Elder

German field marshal (1800–1891)

Helmuts Balderis

b. 1952

Soviet-Latvian ice hockey player (born 1952)

Helmy Afify Abd El-Bar

b. 1922

Egyptian military commander

Heloísa Pinheiro

b. 1945

Brazilian model

Hely Ollarves

b. 1981

Venezuelan sprinter (born 1981)

Hem Vejakorn

Thai artist and writer (1904–1969)