Leading Figures in History

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

58072 persons found

Ángela Aguilar

b. 2003

American singer (born 2003)

Angela Aki

b. 1977

Japanese pop singer and songwriter

Angela Baddeley

b. 1904

English actress (1904–1976)

Angela Bassett

b. 1958

American actress (born 1958)

Angela Bofill

b. 1954

American R&B singer (1954–2024)

Angela Burdett-Coutts, 1st Baroness Burdett-Coutts

b. 1814

British peeress and philanthropist (1814–1906)

Angela Buxton

British tennis player (1934–2020)

Angela Carter

b. 1940

English novelist (1940–1992)

Angela Cartwright

b. 1952

British actress (born 1952)

Angela Gheorghiu

b. 1965

Romanian soprano (born 1965)

Angela Goethals

b. 1977

American actress (born 1977)

Angela Hewitt

b. 1958

Canadian classical pianist

Angela Huth

b. 1938

English novelist and journalist

Ángela Jeria

Chilean mother of President Michelle Bachelet (1926–2020)

Angela Johnson (writer)

b. 1961

American children's book author and poet (born 1961)

Angela King (environmentalist)

b. 1944

British environmentalist

Angela Kinsey

b. 1971

American actress (born 1971)

Angela Lansbury

British actress and singer (1925–2022)

Angela Merkel

b. 1954

Chancellor of Germany from 2005 to 2021

Angela Mortimer

b. 1932

British tennis player (1932–2025)

Angela Park

b. 1988

Brazilian-American professional golfer (born 1988)

Ángela Peralta

b. 1846

Mexican operatic soprano (1845–1883)

Angela Rawlings

b. 1978

Canadian writer and poet (born 1978)

Angela Rippon

b. 1944

English television presenter (born 1944)