Leading Figures in History

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

39103 persons found

Adolf Schmal

Austrian fencer and cyclist (1872–1919)

Adolf von Baeyer

German chemist (1835–1917)

Adolf von Harnack

Baltic German theologian and church historian (1851–1930)

Adolf von Henselt

b. 1814

German composer and pianist (1814–1889)

Adolf von Thadden

b. 1921

German politician (1921–1996)

Adolf Windaus

German chemist (1876–1959)

Adolf, King of the Romans

King of Germany from 1292 to 1298

Adolfo Aguilar Zínser

Mexican scholar, diplomat and politician

Adolfo Bautista

b. 1979

Mexican footballer (born 1979)

Adolfo Calero

Nicaraguan politician (1931–2012)

Adolfo Celi

b. 1922

Italian actor and director (1922–1986)

Adolfo de la Huerta

b. 1881

President of Mexico in 1920

Adolfo López Mateos

b. 1909

President of Mexico from 1958 to 1964

Adolfo Müller-Ury

American painter (1862–1947)

Adolfo Nicolás

b. 1936

Spanish Catholic priest (1936–2020)

Adolfo Pedernera

Argentine footballer (1918–1995)

Adolfo Schwelm Cruz

b. 1923

Argentine racing driver (1923–2012)

Adolph Herseth

b. 1921

American trumpet player

Adolph III, Count of Waldeck

Count of Waldeck-Landau

Adolph Kiefer

b. 1918

American swimming 1936 Olympic medalist

Adolph M. Christianson

b. 1877

American judge (1877–1954)

Adolph Strauch

Prussian American landscape architect

Adolph Zukor

Hungarian-American film producer (1873–1976)

Adolphe Adam

French composer (1803–1856)