Leading Figures in History

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

39103 persons found

Arnold Wesker

b. 1932

British dramatist (1932–2016)

Arnold Wolfendale

b. 1927

British physicist

Arnold, Duke of Guelders

b. 1410

Duke of Guelders (1410–1473)

Arnór Guðjohnsen

b. 1961

Icelandic footballer (born 1961)

Arnošt of Pardubice

Archbishop of Prague

Arnulf, Duke of Bavaria

German duke (d. 937)

Arnulfo Arias

b. 1901

President of Panama from 1940 to 1941, 1949 to 1951 and in 1968

Aron of Bulgaria

Bulgarian noble (died 987)

Aron Stevens

b. 1982

American professional wrestler (born 1982)

Arp Schnitger

b. 1648

German organ builder (1648–1719)

Arpad Elo

b. 1903

American-Hungarian physicist (1903–1992)

Árpád Orbán

Hungarian footballer (1938–2008)

Árpád Weisz

b. 1896

Hungarian footballer and manager (1896–1944)

Arrigo Boito

Italian librettist and composer (1842–1918)

Arsala Rahmani Daulat

Arsen Chilingaryan

Soviet Armenian footballer

Arsen Dedić

b. 1938

Croatian singer-songwriter (1938–2015)

Arsen Gitinov

b. 1977

Russian-Kyrgyz wrestler (born 1977)

Arseniy Yatsenyuk

b. 1974

Prime Minister of Ukraine from 2014 to 2016

Arseny Tarkovsky

Soviet Russian poet and translator (1907–1989)

Arshile Gorky

Armenian-American painter (1904–1948)

Art Bell

b. 1945

American broadcaster and author (1945–2018)

Art Coulter

b. 1909

Canadian ice hockey player (1909–2000)

Art Donovan

b. 1924

American football player (1924–2013)