Leading Figures in History

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

18354 persons found

Al Unser

b. 1939

American racing driver (1939–2021)

Al Williamson

American cartoonist (1931–2010)

Al-Adid

b. 1151

Last Fatimid caliph (1160–1171) and imam

Al-Aziz Billah

b. 955

Fatimid dynasty caliph from 975 to 996

Al-Hadi

b. 764

4th Abbasid caliph (r. 785–786)

Al-Hattab

b. 1497

16th-century Tripolitanian Muslim jurist

Al-Husayn ibn Ali al-Abid

Descendant of Hasan ibn Ali

Al-Muntasir

11th Abbasid Caliph (r. 861–862)

Al-Muwaffaq

Abbasid prince and military leader (843–891)

Al-Nasir Muhammad

Mamluk Sultan of Egypt from 1293 to 1294

Al-Qa'im (Fatimid caliph)

Fatimid caliph from 934 to 946

Al-Saffah

Abbasid caliph from 748 to 754

Al-Walid II

Umayyad caliph from 743 to 744

Al-Wathiq

b. 812

Abbasid caliph from 842 to 847

Al-Zahir li-I'zaz Din Allah

Fatimid caliph and Isma'ili Imam from 1021 to 1036

Al-Zamakhshari

Scholar

Aladár Gerevich

Hungarian fencer (1910–1991)

Alain Bernard

b. 1983

French swimmer (born 1983)

Alain Caron (ice hockey)

b. 1938

Canadian ice hockey player

Alain Cuny

French actor (1908–1994)

Alain Grandbois

b. 1900

Canadian Quebecer poet

Alain Lemieux

b. 1961

Canadian ice hockey player

Alain Poher

b. 1909

French politician (1909–1996)

Alain Resnais

b. 1922

French film director (1922–2014)