Discover the People Who Shape Our World

A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Aerospace scientist · 1931–2015 Scientists & Inventors Abdul Sattar Edhi Humanitarian · 1928–2016 Political & Public Figures Abdus Salam Theoretical physicist · 1926–1996 Scientists & Inventors Abraham Lincoln President of the United States · 1809–1865 Political & Public Figures Ada Lovelace Mathematician and writer · 1815–1852 Scientists & Inventors Alan Turing Mathematician · 1912–1954 Scientists & Inventors Albert Einstein Theoretical physicist · 1879–1955 Scientists & Inventors Alexander the Great King of Macedonia · 356–323 BCE Historical Figures Babar Azam Cricketer · b. 1994 Athletes & Sports Barack Obama Former President of the United States · b. 1961 Political & Public Figures Benazir Bhutto Politician · 1953–2007 Political & Public Figures Bill Gates Software developer and entrepreneur · b. 1955 Entrepreneurs & Business Leaders Charles Darwin Naturalist · 1809–1882 Scientists & Inventors Charles Dickens Novelist · 1812–1870 Writers & Authors Charlie Chaplin Actor and filmmaker · 1889–1977 Actors & Filmmakers Cleopatra VII Queen of Egypt · 69–30 BCE Historical Figures Cristiano Ronaldo Footballer · b. 1985 Athletes & Sports Elon Musk Entrepreneur · b. 1971 Entrepreneurs & Business Leaders Faiz Ahmed Faiz Poet · 1911–1984 Writers & Authors Frida Kahlo Painter · 1907–1954 Musicians & Artists Imran Khan Cricketer and politician · b. 1952 Athletes & Sports Isaac Newton Mathematician and physicist · 1643–1727 Scientists & Inventors Jack Ma Entrepreneur · b. 1964 Entrepreneurs & Business Leaders Jalal al-Din Muhammad Rumi Poet and Sufi mystic · 1207–1273 Writers & Authors Jane Austen Novelist · 1775–1817 Writers & Authors Jeff Bezos Entrepreneur and investor · b. 1964 Entrepreneurs & Business Leaders Larry Page Computer scientist and entrepreneur · b. 1973 Entrepreneurs & Business Leaders Leo Tolstoy Writer · 1828–1910 Writers & Authors Leonardo da Vinci Artist and inventor · 1452–1519 Musicians & Artists Leonardo DiCaprio Actor · b. 1974 Actors & Filmmakers Lionel Messi Footballer · b. 1987 Athletes & Sports Ludwig van Beethoven Composer · 1770–1827 Musicians & Artists Mahatma Gandhi Political leader · 1869–1948 Political & Public Figures Malala Yousafzai Education activist · b. 1997 Political & Public Figures Marie Curie Physicist and chemist · 1867–1934 Scientists & Inventors Mark Twain Writer · 1835–1910 Writers & Authors Mark Zuckerberg Technology executive · b. 1984 Entrepreneurs & Business Leaders Meryl Streep Actor · b. 1949 Actors & Filmmakers Muhammad Ali Professional boxer · 1942–2016 Athletes & Sports Muhammad Ali Jinnah Barrister and statesman · 1876–1948 Political & Public Figures Muhammad Iqbal Poet and philosopher · 1877–1938 Writers & Authors Nelson Mandela Political leader · 1918–2013 Political & Public Figures Nikola Tesla Inventor and electrical engineer · 1856–1943 Scientists & Inventors Oprah Winfrey Media executive · b. 1954 Entrepreneurs & Business Leaders Pelé Footballer · 1940–2022 Athletes & Sports Rabindranath Tagore Poet and writer · 1861–1941 Writers & Authors Rosa Parks Civil rights activist · 1913–2005 Political & Public Figures Rosalind Franklin Scientist · 1920–1958 Scientists & Inventors Sachin Tendulkar Cricketer · b. 1973 Athletes & Sports Satya Nadella Technology executive · b. 1967 Entrepreneurs & Business Leaders Sergey Brin Computer scientist and entrepreneur · b. 1973 Entrepreneurs & Business Leaders Shah Rukh Khan Actor · b. 1965 Actors & Filmmakers Stephen Hawking Theoretical physicist · 1942–2018 Scientists & Inventors Steve Jobs Entrepreneur and inventor · 1955–2011 Entrepreneurs & Business Leaders Steven Spielberg Film director · b. 1946 Actors & Filmmakers Sundar Pichai Technology executive · b. 1972 Entrepreneurs & Business Leaders Thomas Edison Inventor · 1847–1931 Scientists & Inventors Wasim Akram Cricketer · b. 1966 Athletes & Sports William Shakespeare Playwright and poet · 1564–1616 Writers & Authors Winston Churchill Prime Minister of the United Kingdom · 1874–1965 Political & Public Figures

A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Aerospace scientist · 1931–2015 Scientists & Inventors Abdul Sattar Edhi Humanitarian · 1928–2016 Political & Public Figures Abdus Salam Theoretical physicist · 1926–1996 Scientists & Inventors Abraham Lincoln President of the United States · 1809–1865 Political & Public Figures

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• Writers & Authors Novelists, poets and playwrights whose words outlived them — from Shakespeare to the present day. 9 biographies
• Actors & Filmmakers Actors and directors whose performances and films defined eras of cinema and theatre. 5 biographies
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• Athletes & Sports Footballers, cricketers, boxers, tennis players and other athletes whose records and performances became legend. 8 biographies
• Political & Public Figures Presidents, prime ministers and activists who led nations and movements. 10 biographies
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Founders, business leaders and billionaires who built companies, industries and fortunes that changed how the world works.

Bill Gates Software developer and entrepreneur · b. 1955 Entrepreneurs & Business Leaders Elon Musk Entrepreneur · b. 1971 Entrepreneurs & Business Leaders Jack Ma Entrepreneur · b. 1964 Entrepreneurs & Business Leaders Jeff Bezos Entrepreneur and investor · b. 1964 Entrepreneurs & Business Leaders Larry Page Computer scientist and entrepreneur · b. 1973 Entrepreneurs & Business Leaders Mark Zuckerberg Technology executive · b. 1984 Entrepreneurs & Business Leaders Oprah Winfrey Media executive · b. 1954 Entrepreneurs & Business Leaders Satya Nadella Technology executive · b. 1967 Entrepreneurs & Business Leaders Sergey Brin Computer scientist and entrepreneur · b. 1973 Entrepreneurs & Business Leaders Steve Jobs Entrepreneur and inventor · 1955–2011 Entrepreneurs & Business Leaders Sundar Pichai Technology executive · b. 1972 Entrepreneurs & Business Leaders

Physicists, chemists, biologists, inventors and Nobel laureates whose discoveries changed how we understand the world.

A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Aerospace scientist · 1931–2015 Scientists & Inventors Abdus Salam Theoretical physicist · 1926–1996 Scientists & Inventors Ada Lovelace Mathematician and writer · 1815–1852 Scientists & Inventors Alan Turing Mathematician · 1912–1954 Scientists & Inventors Albert Einstein Theoretical physicist · 1879–1955 Scientists & Inventors Charles Darwin Naturalist · 1809–1882 Scientists & Inventors Isaac Newton Mathematician and physicist · 1643–1727 Scientists & Inventors Marie Curie Physicist and chemist · 1867–1934 Scientists & Inventors Nikola Tesla Inventor and electrical engineer · 1856–1943 Scientists & Inventors Rosalind Franklin Scientist · 1920–1958 Scientists & Inventors Stephen Hawking Theoretical physicist · 1942–2018 Scientists & Inventors Thomas Edison Inventor · 1847–1931 Scientists & Inventors

Leaders, rulers, kings and queens, explorers and revolutionaries who shaped the course of history.

Alexander the Great King of Macedonia · 356–323 BCE Historical Figures Cleopatra VII Queen of Egypt · 69–30 BCE Historical Figures

Footballers, cricketers, boxers, tennis players and other athletes whose records and performances became legend.

Babar Azam Cricketer · b. 1994 Athletes & Sports Cristiano Ronaldo Footballer · b. 1985 Athletes & Sports Imran Khan Cricketer and politician · b. 1952 Athletes & Sports Lionel Messi Footballer · b. 1987 Athletes & Sports Muhammad Ali Professional boxer · 1942–2016 Athletes & Sports Pelé Footballer · 1940–2022 Athletes & Sports Sachin Tendulkar Cricketer · b. 1973 Athletes & Sports Wasim Akram Cricketer · b. 1966 Athletes & Sports

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A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Aerospace scientist · 1931–2015 Scientists & Inventors Abdul Sattar Edhi Humanitarian · 1928–2016 Political & Public Figures Abdus Salam Theoretical physicist · 1926–1996 Scientists & Inventors Abraham Lincoln President of the United States · 1809–1865 Political & Public Figures Ada Lovelace Mathematician and writer · 1815–1852 Scientists & Inventors Alan Turing Mathematician · 1912–1954 Scientists & Inventors

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