Leading Figures in History

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

58072 persons found

Alvin York

American soldier (1887–1964)

Alvise Cadamosto

Venetian explorer and slave trader (c. 1432–1483)

Alvise Foscari

b. 1724

Venetian nobleman and naval officer (1724–1783)

Alwin Schockemöhle

b. 1937

German equestrian

Aly Raisman

b. 1994

American Olympic gymnast and gold medalist (born 1994)

Alycia Debnam-Carey

b. 1993

Australian actress (born 1993)

Alyn Ainsworth

b. 1924

British singer and conductor (1924–1990)

Alys of France, Countess of Vexin

b. 1160

Countess of Vexin

Alysa Liu

b. 2005

American figure skater (born 2005)

Alysia Montaño

b. 1986

American middle-distance runner

Alyson Stoner

b. 1993

American actor, singer, and dancer (born 1993)

Alyssa Diaz

b. 1985

American film and television actress (born 1985)

Alziro Bergonzo

Italian architect and painter

Amad Diallo

b. 2002

Ivorian footballer (born 2002)

Amadeo Carrizo

b. 1926

Argentine footballer (1926–2020)

Amadeo I of Spain

b. 1845

King of Spain from 1870 to 1873

Amadeus Aba

14th-century Hungarian oligarch

Amadeus IV, Count of Savoy

Italian noble (1197–1253)

Amadeus V of Savoy

Count of Savoy

Amadeus VIII, Duke of Savoy

b. 1383

Savoyard nobleman and antipope (1383–1451)

Amado Nervo

Mexican poet

Amadou Hampâté Bâ

Malian writer, historian and ethnologist

Amago Yoshihisa

Japanese daimyō

Amaia Montero

b. 1976

Spanish singer (born 1976)