Frida Kahlo
Mexican artist who transformed personal pain into powerful surrealist masterpieces that redefined self-portraiture
1907 - 1954
Key years: 1907, 1925, 1954
Historical People
Discover the lives and contributions of influential figures throughout history.
Arts and Literature
Leonardo da Vinci
Renaissance polymath who epitomized the ideal of the universal genius through art, science, and engineering
1452 - 1519
Vincent van Gogh
Dutch post-impressionist painter whose emotionally vivid works became among the most famous paintings in the world
1853 - 1890
Key years: 1853, 1888, 1890
William Shakespeare
English playwright and poet whose works remain the pinnacle of dramatic literature
1564 - 1616
Education and Social Reform
Political and Military Leaders
Alexander the Great
Macedonian king who created one of the largest empires in history
-356 - -323
Cleopatra VII
Last pharaoh of Egypt who allied with Julius Caesar and Mark Antony in a bid to preserve Egyptian independence
-69 - -30
Genghis Khan
Mongol khan who created the largest contiguous land empire in history
1162 - 1227
George Washington
First President of the United States and Revolutionary War commander who established American democratic traditions
1732 - 1799
Joan of Arc
French peasant girl who led military campaigns during the Hundred Years' War and became a national saint
1412 - 1431
Julius Caesar
Roman general and statesman whose conquests and assassination transformed the Roman Republic
-100 - -44
Mahatma Gandhi
Indian independence leader who pioneered nonviolent resistance and civil rights activism
1869 - 1948
Key years: 1869, 1915, 1930 ...
Martin Luther King Jr.
Baptist minister and civil rights leader who championed nonviolent resistance and changed the course of American history
1929 - 1968
Key years: 1929, 1955, 1963 ...
Napoleon Bonaparte
French military genius and emperor who reshaped Europe and the modern world
1769 - 1821
Theodore Roosevelt
Twenty-sixth U.S. President who championed conservation, progressive reforms, and American global leadership
1858 - 1919
Key years: 1858, 1901, 1904 ...
Winston Churchill
British Prime Minister who led the United Kingdom to victory in World War II
1874 - 1965
Key years: 1940, 1945, 1953
Science and Technology
Albert Einstein
Theoretical physicist who developed the theory of relativity and won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1921
1879 - 1955
Key years: 1905, 1915, 1916 ...
Charles Darwin
British naturalist who developed the theory of evolution by natural selection
1809 - 1882
Key years: 1859, 1871
Galileo Galilei
Italian astronomer and physicist who revolutionized our understanding of the cosmos
1564 - 1642
Isaac Newton
English mathematician and physicist who revolutionized our understanding of the natural world
1642 - 1727
Marie Curie
Pioneering physicist and chemist who discovered radioactivity and became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize
1867 - 1934
Key years: 1898, 1903, 1911
Nikola Tesla
Serbian-American inventor and electrical engineer who revolutionized modern technology
1856 - 1943
Key years: 1893, 1901