Leading Figures in History

Discover the people who shaped our world — from rulers and scientists to artists and activists.

39103 persons found

Anne Hobbs

b. 1959

British tennis player

Anne Hutchinson

b. 1591

English-born religious figure (1591–1643)

Anne L. Armstrong

American diplomat (1927–2008)

Anne L'Huillier

b. 1958

French-Swedish Nobel laureate physicist (born 1958)

Anne Marie d'Orléans

b. 1669

Queen of Sardinia and Duchess of Savoy

Anne Marie Louise d'Orléans, Duchess of Montpensier

b. 1627

La Grande Mademoiselle (1627–1693)

Anne Marie Rafferty

b. 1958

British nurse (born 1958)

Anne McGuire

b. 1949

Scottish politician

Anne McKnight

Operatic soprano

Anne McLaren

b. 1927

British scientist

Anne Meara

American comedian and actress (1929–2015)

Anne Morrow Lindbergh

b. 1906

American aviator and author (1906–2001)

Anne Murray

b. 1945

Canadian country singer (born 1945)

Anne Neville

b. 1456

Queen of England from 1483 to 1485

Anne Nicol Gaylor

American atheist and campaigner for abortion rights

Anne of Austria, Queen of Poland

b. 1573

Queen of Poland and Sweden from 1592 to 1598

Anne of Bohemia

Queen of England from 1382 to 1394

Anne of Bohemia, Duchess of Silesia

High Duchess consort of Poland

Anne of Cleves

Queen of England in 1540

Anne of Gloucester

b. 1383

Countess of Stafford (1383–1438)

Anne of Romania

Titular queen consort of Romania

Anne Parillaud

b. 1960

French actress (born 1960)

Anne Provoost

b. 1964

Flemish author (born 1964)

Anne Rafferty

b. 1950

English jurist