Every figure has a voice

1300 BC–1213 BC

Pharaoh of Egypt from 1279 to 1213 BC

d. 1425 BC

Pharaoh of Egypt from 1479 to 1425 BC

d. 323 BC

Military commander, King of Macedon from 336 to 323 BC

d. 30 BC

Pharaoh of Egypt from 51 to 30 BC

100 BC–44 BC

Roman general and dictator (100–44 BC)

83 BC–30 BC

Roman politician and general (83–30 BC)

d. 210 BC

Emperor of China from 221 to 210 BC

53–117

Roman emperor from AD 98 to 117

d. 41

Roman emperor from AD 37 to 41

272–337

Roman emperor from 306 to 337

76–138

Roman emperor from 117 to 138

121–180

Roman emperor from 161 to 180

1207–1273

Sufi mystic and poet (1207–1273)

1181–1226

Italian Catholic saint (c. 1181–1226)

1452–1519

Italian polymath (1452–1519)

1412–1431

French folk heroine and saint (1412–1431)

1495–1566

Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1520–1566)

1564–1642

Italian physicist and astronomer (1564–1642)

1491–1547

King of England from 1509 to 1547

d. 1564

Italian artist and architect (1475–1564)

1564–1616

English playwright and poet (1564–1616)

d. 1536

Queen of England from 1533 to 1536

d. 1546

German priest, theologian and author (1483–1546)

d. 1543

Mathematician and astronomer (1473–1543)

1706–1790

American Founding Father and polymath (1706–1790)

1643–1726

English polymath (1642–1727)

1769–1821

French general and emperor (1769–1821)

d. 1791

Composer (1756–1791)

1729–1796

Empress of Russia from 1762 to 1796

d. 1750

German composer (1685–1750)

1755–1793

Queen of France from 1774 to 1792

1743–1826

Founding Father, U.S. president from 1801 to 1809

1802–1870

French writer and dramatist (1802–1870)

1890–1970

French general and statesman (1890–1970)

1884–1962

American diplomat and activist (1884–1962)

1898–1988

Italian racing driver, engineer and entrepreneur (1898–1988)

1832–1923

French civil engineer (1832–1923)

1828–1910

Russian writer (1828–1910)

1885–1962

Danish theoretical physicist (1885–1962)

1809–1865

President of the United States from 1861 to 1865

1809–1882

English naturalist and biologist (1809–1882)

1735–1826

Founding Father, U.S. president from 1797 to 1801

d. 1827

German composer (1770–1827)

1815–1898

Chancellor of Germany from 1871 to 1890

1847–1931

American inventor and businessman (1847–1931)

1889–1945

Dictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945

1879–1955

German-born theoretical physicist (1879–1955)

1869–1948

Indian independence activist (1869–1948)

1867–1934

Polish-French physicist and chemist (1867–1934)

1872–1970

Mathematician and philosopher

1882–1945

President of the United States from 1933 to 1945

1884–1972

President of the United States from 1945 to 1953

1893–1946

German Nazi politician and military leader (1893–1946)

1818–1883

German philosopher and socialist theorist (1818–1883)

1881–1938

Founder of Turkey (c. 1881–1938)

1856–1943

Serbian-American engineer and inventor (1856–1943)

1918–2013

President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999

1916–2004

English physicist and biologist (1916–2004)

1900–1945

German Nazi leader of the SS (1900–1945)

d. 1910

American author and humorist (1835–1910)

1910–1997

Albanian-Indian Catholic saint (1910–1997)

1918–1988

American theoretical physicist (1918–1988)

1913–1994

President of the United States from 1969 to 1974

1911–2004

President of the United States from 1981 to 1989

1935–1977

American singer and actor (1935–1977)

1940–1980

English musician and activist (1940–1980)

1929–1968

American civil rights activist (1929–1968)

b. 1942

English musician (born 1942)

1927–2014

Colombian writer and Nobel laureate (1927–2014)

1943–2001

English musician (1943–2001)

1942–1995

American guitarist and singer (1942–1995)

1938–2018

UN Secretary-General from 1997 to 2006

1925–2013

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990

b. 1943

English musician (born 1943)

1931–2022

Leader of the Soviet Union from 1985 to 1991

b. 1940

English musician and actor (born 1940)

b. 1961

President of the United States from 2009 to 2017

1946–1991

British rock musician (1946–1991)

1917–1963

President of the United States from 1961 to 1963

d. 1953

Leader of the Soviet Union from 1924 to 1953

1958–2009

American singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist

b. 1964

First Lady of the United States from 2009 to 2017

b. 1954

American media personality and proprietor (born 1954)

b. 1968

American actor and rapper (born 1968)

1881–1955

Scottish physician and microbiologist (1881–1955)

b. 1954

Chancellor of Germany from 2005 to 2021

1960–1994

Brazilian racing driver (1960–1994)

1945–1981

Jamaican singer, songwriter and guitarist (1945–1981)

b. 1981

American singer (born 1981)

b. 1946

President of the United States (2017–2021; since 2025)

b. 1994

English singer, songwriter and actor (born 1994)

b. 1984

American basketball player (born 1984)

d. 1976

Leader of China from 1949 to 1976

b. 1984

American actress (born 1984)

b. 1988

English singer-songwriter (born 1988)

d. 1998

Japanese filmmaker (1910–1998)

d. 1997

Leader of China from 1978 to 1989

1929–1994

First Lady of the United States from 1961 to 1963

d. 1970

American guitarist (1942–1970)

1943–1971

American singer (1943–1971)

b. 1947

Austrian and American bodybuilder, actor and politician (born 1947)

b. 1949

Prime Minister of Israel (1996–1999; 2009–2021; 2022–present)

b. 1948

King of the United Kingdom since 2022

1928–1967

Argentine revolutionary (1928–1967)

b. 1977

President of France since 2017

1901–1954

Italian-American physicist (1901–1954)

b. 1985

Israeli actress (born 1985)

b. 1969

American singer-songwriter (born 1969)

b. 1966

American actress (born 1966)

b. 1969

American rapper (born 1969)

b. 1942

President of the United States from 2021 to 2025

b. 1983

Leader of North Korea since 2011

d. 2022

Queen of the United Kingdom from 1952 to 2022

b. 1982

Prince of Wales, heir apparent to the British throne

1942–2016

American boxer and activist (1942–2016)

63 BC–AD 14

551 BC–479 BC

Chinese philosopher (c. 551 – c. 479 BCE)

800 BC–700 BC

37–68

Roman emperor from AD 54 to 68

d. 2020

Canadian-American TV personality (1940–2020)

384 BC–322 BC

Ancient Greek philosopher and polymath (384–322 BC)

b. 1946

President of the United States from 1993 to 2001

10 BC–AD 54

d. 1971

French fashion designer (1883–1971)

1914–1988

d. 1799

U.S. Founding Father, president from 1789 to 1797

d. 1945

German Nazi propaganda minister (1897–1945)