The people behind the events
Historical figures.
Profiles of the people covered in published articles, with lifespans, eras, roles, and the number of related articles.
People index
Showing 1–24 of 24tal people
Christopher Columbus
1451 – 1506
Sailor and explorer
Edward Jenner
1749 – 1823
Doctor and pioneer of vaccination
Eratosthenes
276 BC – 194 BC
Geographer and head of the Library of Alexandria
Ewen Montagu
1901 – 1985
British Royal Navy intelligence officer
Friedrich Paulus
1890 – 1957
Commander of the German 6th Army
Georgy Zhukov
1896 – 1974
Deputy Supreme Commander of the Soviet Union
Gerd Heidemann
Born 1931
Journalist for Stern magazine
Günter Schabowski
1929 – 2015
Spokesperson for the SED Politburo
Hendrik Merkus de Kock
1779 – 1845
Commander of the Dutch East Indies Army
James Phipps
1788 – 1853
Child inoculated by Jenner
John F. Kennedy
1917 – 1963
President of the United States
Kallimakhos of Kirene
310 BC – 240 BC
Poet and compiler of the Pinakes
Konrad Kujau
1938 – 2000
Document forger
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu
1689 – 1762
Writer and supporter of variolation
Leif Erikson
970 – 1020
Norse explorer
Marco Polo
1254 – 1324
Venetian merchant and explorer
Olaudah Equiano
1745 – 1797
Writer and abolitionist
Prince Diponegoro
1785 – 1855
Leader of the Java War
Sentot Prawirodirdjo
1807 – 1855
Commander of Diponegoro's forces
Toussaint Louverture
1743 – 1803
Leader of the Haitian Revolution
Vasily Chuikov
1900 – 1982
Commander of the Soviet 62nd Army
Walter Ulbricht
1893 – 1973
East German Leader
Wilfrid Voynich
1865 – 1930
Book collector and manuscript dealer
Wilhelm Canaris
1887 – 1945
Head of German military intelligence (Abwehr)