Leading Figures in History

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

58072 persons found

Anne Applebaum

b. 1964

American historian (born 1964)

Anne Archer

b. 1947

American actress (born 1947)

Anne Askew

English Protestant martyr (1521–1546)

Anne Bancroft

American actress (1931–2005)

Anne Baxter

b. 1923

American actress (1923–1985)

Anne Beathe Tvinnereim

b. 1974

Norwegian diplomat and politician

Anne Beauchamp, 16th Countess of Warwick

English noblewoman (1426–1492)

Anne Boleyn

Queen of England from 1533 to 1536

Anne Bradstreet

Anglo-American poet (1612–1672)

Anne Brontë

English novelist and poet (1820–1849)

Anne Burrell

b. 1969

American television chef (1969–2025)

Anne Carson

b. 1950

Canadian poet and academic (born 1950)

Anne Catherine Emmerich

b. 1774

Beatified German Augustinian canoness and mystic (1774–1824)

Anne Catherine of Brandenburg

b. 1575

Queen of Denmark and Norway from 1597 to 1612

Anne Clark (poet)

b. 1960

British poet and musician

Anne Crawford

British actress (1920–1956)

Anne Dacier

French scholar (1651–1720)

Anne de Xainctonge

French religious sister

Anne Dell

b. 1950

Australian biochemist

Anne Desclos

French journalist and novelist (1907–1998)

Anne Devlin (writer)

b. 1951

British writer

Anne Dudley

b. 1956

English composer and keyboardist

Anne Evans (soprano)

b. 1941

Musical artist

Anne Fadiman

b. 1953

American essayist, journalist and magazine editor