Category: Historical Figures

Vladimir Lenin (1870–1924) was a Russian revolutionary leader and the founder of the Russian Soviet…

Emperor Wen of Sui (541–604), born Yang Jian, was the founder and first emperor of…

Mani (circa 216-274 CE) was a Persian prophet and the founder of Manichaeism, a syncretic…

Thomas Robert Malthus (1766-1834) was an English economist and demographer best known for his influential…

Marie Curie (1867-1934) was a pioneering physicist and chemist who made groundbreaking contributions to the…

Cleopatra VII (69–30 BCE) was the last active ruler of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt,…

Mikhail Gorbachev (1931–2022) was a Soviet statesman who served as the last leader of the…

Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519) was an Italian polymath whose contributions spanned a wide range of…

Niccolò Machiavelli (1469–1527) was an Italian diplomat, philosopher, and historian whose works laid the foundation…

Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712–1778) was a French philosopher, writer, and composer whose ideas greatly influenced the…

Leonhard Euler (1707-1783) was a Swiss mathematician and physicist whose work has profoundly influenced many…

Johannes Kepler (1571–1630) was a German astronomer and mathematician who made pivotal contributions to the…

Voltaire, born François-Marie Arouet (1694–1778), was a leading French Enlightenment philosopher, writer, and critic. Renowned…

Laozi, traditionally believed to have lived during the 6th century BCE, is a seminal figure…

Suleiman the Magnificent (c. 1494–1566) was the 10th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, ruling from…

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) was a German composer, organist, and music teacher whose works are…

Edward Jenner (1749–1823) was an English physician and scientist renowned for developing the smallpox vaccine,…

Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen (1845-1923) was a German physicist who is best known for his discovery…

Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865) was the 16th President of the United States, serving from 1861 until…

William the Conqueror (c. 1028–1087) was the first Norman King of England, reigning from 1066…