Global Leaderboard 100 in view

Most Famous Notable People in the World

Other 11,138
All 152,953
03 LD Leonardo da Vinci Leonardo da Vinci Italian Polymath 1452–1519
21 SF Sigmund Freud Sigmund Freud Austrian Psychoanalyst 1856–1939
69 TJ Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson American Founding Father 1743–1826
94 ML Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King Jr. American Civil Rights 1929–1968
101 LX Louis XIV of France Louis XIV of France French Monarch 1638–1715
122 C Charlemagne Charlemagne French Monarch 748–814
152 M Muhammad Muhammad Saudi Arabian Prophet 570–632
157 CJ Carl Jung Carl Jung Swiss Therapist 1875–1961
186 CV Charles V (Holy Roman Emperor) Charles V (Holy Roman Emperor) Holy Roman Duchy 1500–1558
192 JA John Adams John Adams American Founding Father 1735–1826
229 M( Mary (Queen of Scots) Mary (Queen of Scots) British Sovereign 1542–1587
252 1D 14th Dalai Lama 14th Dalai Lama Chinese Bhikkhu b. 1935
278 PT Paul the Apostle Paul the Apostle Roman Apostle 5–67
279 MA Marie Antoinette Marie Antoinette French Socialite 1755–1793
295 PF Pope Francis Pope Francis Argentine Church b. 1936
304 JO Joan of Arc Joan of Arc French Kirche 1410–1431
310 C( Charles (Prince of Wales) Charles (Prince of Wales) British Heir b. 1948
335 GV George VI George VI British Monarch 1895–1952
356 PI Philip II of Spain Philip II of Spain Spanish Roi 1527–1598
366 CI Charles I of England Charles I of England British Monarch 1600–1649
418 GK Genghis Khan Genghis Khan Mongolian Khan 1162–1227
419 EI Elizabeth II Elizabeth II British Monarch b. 1926
435 E Erasmus Erasmus Dutch Humanist 1466–1536
436 OB Osama bin Laden Osama bin Laden Saudi Arabian Terrorista 1957–2011
444 JK Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis American First Lady 1929–1994
537 ES Edward Snowden Edward Snowden American Employee b. 1983
586 WI William III of England William III of England British Sovereign 1650–1702
707 HO Hildegard of Bingen Hildegard of Bingen German Benedictine 1098–1179
733 HV Henry VII of England Henry VII of England British Monarch 1457–1509
747 HS Haile Selassie Haile Selassie Ethiopian Regent 1892–1975
771 HC Ho Chi Minh Ho Chi Minh Vietnamese Communist 1890–1969
855 RK Ruhollah Khomeini Ruhollah Khomeini Iranian Marja 1902–1989
880 JS Joseph Smith Joseph Smith American Prophet 1805–1844
910 T Timur Timur Turkish Conqueror 1336–1405
919 GR Grigori Rasputin Grigori Rasputin Russian Mystic 1869–1916
929 AF Alexander Fleming Alexander Fleming British Bacteriologist 1881–1955
930 M( Mary (Mother of Jesus) Mary (Mother of Jesus) Judean Jesus
931 LX Louis XIII of France Louis XIII of France French Monarch 1601–1643
953 TO Teresa of Ávila Teresa of Ávila Spanish Mystic 1515–1582
969 FI Frederick II (Holy Roman Emperor) Frederick II (Holy Roman Emperor) Italian Sovereign 1194–1250
1,000 HI Henry II of England Henry II of England British Monarch 1133–1189
1,002 FD Frederick Douglass Frederick Douglass American Social Reformer 1818–1895
1,034 MR Mohammad Reza Pahlavi Mohammad Reza Pahlavi Iranian Monarch 1919–1980
1,057 H Hadrian Roman Sovereign 76–138
1,075 GI George II of Great Britain George II of Great Britain British Monarch 1683–1760
1,182 LT Linus Torvalds Linus Torvalds Finnish Programmer b. 1969
1,219 A Aesop Aesop Greek Storyteller -620–-564
1,329 JM Jean-Paul Marat Jean-Paul Marat French Theorist 1743–1793
1,333 LB Lucrezia Borgia Lucrezia Borgia Italian Daughter 1480–1519
1,417 J( John (King of England) John (King of England) British Monarch 1166–1216
1,452 BA Bhumibol Adulyadej Bhumibol Adulyadej Thai Monarch 1927–2016
1,487 WT William the Silent William the Silent Dutch Count 1533–1584
1,535 BG Billy Graham Billy Graham American Evangelist 1918–2018
1,565 WS Wallis Simpson Wallis Simpson American Socialite 1896–1986
1,573 PT P. T. Barnum P. T. Barnum American Circus 1810–1891
1,629 JD José de San Martín José de San Martín Argentine Independence 1778–1850
1,665 RB Rutherford B. Hayes Rutherford B. Hayes American Representative 1822–1893
1,672 HB Helena Blavatsky Russian Occultist 1831–1891
1,674 AO Anselm of Canterbury Anselm of Canterbury French Benedictine 1033–1109
1,784 AF Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria Austro-Hungarian Imperial 1863–1914
1,793 SW Simon Wiesenthal Simon Wiesenthal Austrian Survivor 1908–2005
1,807 Z Zoroaster Zoroaster Iranian Prophet d. 85
1,814 HZ Huldrych Zwingli Huldrych Zwingli Swiss Patriot 1484–1531
1,832 AR Alfred Rosenberg Alfred Rosenberg Russian Nazi 1893–1946
1,833 AF Alexandra Feodorovna (Alix of Hesse) Alexandra Feodorovna (Alix of Hesse) Russian Consort 1872–1918
1,914 RI Richard II of England Richard II of England British Monarch 1367–1400
1,966 A Akihito Akihito Japanese Monarch b. 1933
2,038 JC Jean-François Champollion Jean-François Champollion French Egyptologist 1790–1832
2,111 MT Mehmed the Conqueror Mehmed the Conqueror Turkish Monarch 1432–1481
2,178 S( Sigismund (Holy Roman Emperor) Sigismund (Holy Roman Emperor) Hungarian Monarch 1368–1437
2,183 JO John of the Cross John of the Cross Spanish Mystic 1542–1591
2,256 JB John Brown (abolitionist) John Brown (abolitionist) American Abolitionist 1800–1859
2,282 RI Richard III of England Richard III of England British Monarch 1452–1485
2,355 LX Louis XII of France Louis XII of France French Monarch 1462–1515
2,428 JC John Chrysostom John Chrysostom Syrian Church 349–407
2,429 RO Robert Owen Robert Owen British Social Reformer 1771–1858
2,447 ON Oda Nobunaga Oda Nobunaga Japanese Daimyo 1534–1582
2,466 R Ramakrishna Ramakrishna Indian Mystic 1836–1886
2,500 AX Alfonso XIII of Spain Alfonso XIII of Spain Spanish Sovereign 1886–1941
2,512 SB Sitting Bull Sitting Bull American Resistance 1831–1890
2,527 GB Georges Bataille Georges Bataille French Intellectual 1897–1962
2,533 CI Charles IV of Spain Charles IV of Spain Spanish Sovereign 1748–1819
2,589 TT Tristan Tzara Tristan Tzara Romanian Collector 1896–1963
2,599 GV Getúlio Vargas Getúlio Vargas Brazilian Dictator 1882–1954
2,638 SB Steve Biko Steve Biko South African Civil Rights 1946–1977
2,670 EL Erich Ludendorff Erich Ludendorff German World War 1865–1937
2,687 FP Francisco Pizarro Francisco Pizarro Spanish Conquistador 1478–1541
2,705 JT John the Baptist John the Baptist Israeli Hermit d. 30
2,782 PI Philip IV of Spain Philip IV of Spain Spanish Monarch 1605–1665
2,842 CT Cnut the Great Cnut the Great Danish Monarch 995–1035
2,918 HV Harald V of Norway Harald V of Norway Norwegian Monarch b. 1937
2,920 RI Rainier III (Prince of Monaco) Rainier III (Prince of Monaco) Monegasque Monarch 1923–2005
2,938 IO Isidore of Seville Isidore of Seville Spanish Church 560–636
2,965 HI Henry IV of England Henry IV of England British Monarch 1367–1413
3,019 HV Haakon VII of Norway Haakon VII of Norway Norwegian Monarch 1872–1957
3,057 CW Christopher Wren Christopher Wren British Anatomist 1632–1723
3,074 AA Abigail Adams Abigail Adams British Mother Of 1744–1818
3,173 FD Françoise d'Aubigné (Marquise de Maintenon) Françoise d'Aubigné (Marquise de Maintenon) French Wife Of 1635–1719
3,205 EV Emil von Behring Emil von Behring German Immunologist 1854–1917
3,234 CI Clovis I Clovis I French Monarch 466–511
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By the numbers

Inside Other

11,138 notable people in this slice of the dataset.

Through the Centuries

One face per century — the leading figure from Other born in each.

Notable Births by Decade

Notable births among Other peaked in the 1910s with 683 people.

What Other Are Known For

Disciplines inside this family, plus countries that over- and under-produce them.

U is the largest group within Other — 702 people, 6% of the family.

Other under-produce canada — only 0.6× the global rate.

  1. U702
  2. Farmer206
  3. Monarch130
  4. Sovereign122
  5. Son122
  6. World War100
  7. Criminal98
  8. Lexicographer96
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