Leading Figures in History

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

58072 persons found

Annette Kellerman

b. 1887

Australian swimmer, vaudeville star, film actress and writer (1886–1975)

Annette Mbaye d'Erneville

b. 1926

Senegalese writer (born 1926)

Annette Schavan

b. 1955

German politician (born 1955)

Annette Vilhelmsen

b. 1959

Danish politician (born 1959)

Annette von Droste-Hülshoff

German composer and writer (1797–1848)

Anni Blomqvist

Finnish-Swedish novelist (1909–1990)

Annia Hatch

b. 1978

Cuban-American artistic gymnast

Annibale Carracci

Bolognese painter (1560–1609)

Annie Armstrong

b. 1850

Lay Southern Baptist denominational leader (1850-1938)

Annie Besant

English writer and activist (1847–1933)

Annie Borckink

b. 1951

Dutch speed skater

Annie Dillard

b. 1945

American author (born 1945)

Annie Duke

b. 1965

American poker player (born 1965)

Annie Easley

b. 1933

American mathematician and rocket scientist

Annie Edson Taylor

b. 1838

American schoolteacher and daredevil (1838–1921)

Annie Elizabeth Delany

American dentist and civil rights pioneer (1891–1995)

Annie Ernaux

b. 1940

French writer (born 1940)

Annie Feray Mutrie

British still-life painter (1826–1893)

Annie Fischer

b. 1914

Hungarian classical pianist (1914–1995)

Annie Girardot

b. 1931

French actress (1931–2011)

Annie Golden

b. 1951

American actress and singer (born 1951)

Annie Haslam

b. 1947

English singer and painter (born 1947)

Annie Kenney

b. 1879

British suffragette (1879–1953)

Annie Leibovitz

b. 1949

American photographer (born 1949)