1000 years of famous people / [editorial team, Rachel Hutchings, Sarah Laver].

Includes index.

World leaders -- Explorers -- Scientists -- Engineers and inventors -- Writers and reformers -- Stars of stage and screen -- Artists and architects -- Musicians and dancers -- Sports stars -- Movers and shakers.

Organized according to theme--explorers, inventors, artists, politicians, and others--this comprehensive biographical reference is further arranged chronologically by birthdate and includes profiles that illuminate the life and achievements of important figures who shaped the course of history over the last millennium.