Leading Figures in History

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

39103 persons found

Addison Timlin

b. 1991

American actress (born 1991)

Adebayo Akinfenwa

b. 1982

English footballer (born 1982)

Adekunle Fajuyi

Nigerian soldier

Adela of Champagne

Queen of the Franks from 1160 to 1180

Adelaide Ames

b. 1900

American astronomer (1900–1932)

Adelaide Casely-Hayford

b. 1865

Sierra Leonean educator (1868–1960)

Adelaide del Vasto

Countess of Sicily (1089–1101) and Queen of Jerusalem (1112–1117)

Adelbert von Chamisso

German poet and botanist (1781–1838)

Adele

b. 1988

English singer-songwriter (born 1988)

Adele Goldberg (computer scientist)

b. 1945

American computer scientist

Adele Griffin

b. 1970

American young adult fiction author

Adele Mara

American actress (1923–2010)

Adelina Sotnikova

b. 1996

Russian figure skater (born 1996)

Adeliza of Louvain

Queen of England from 1121 to 1135

Adelsteen Normann

b. 1848

Norwegian painter (1848–1918)

Adem Demaçi

Kosovar politician and human rights defender (1936–2018)

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

b. 1967

British actor (born 1967)

Adewale Ogunleye

b. 1977

American football player (born 1977)

Adhar Kumar Chatterji

Indian naval officer

Adhemar of Le Puy

11th-century French bishop and crusader

Adhiban Baskaran

b. 1992

Indian chess grandmaster (born 1992)

Adi Shamir

b. 1952

Israeli cryptographer (born 1952)

Adibah Noor

Malaysian singer, actress and master of ceremonies (1970–2022)

Adil Omar

b. 1991

Pakistani musician