Leading Figures in History

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

18354 persons found

Albert, Duke of Prussia

b. 1490

Duke of Prussia from 1525 to 1568

Albertino Mussato

Italian statesman, writer and historian (1261-1329)

Alberto Ascari

Italian racing driver (1918–1955)

Alberto Calderón

Argentine mathematician

Alberto Cañas Escalante

Costa Rican politician and writer (1920–2014)

Alberto Collo

b. 1883

Italian actor (1883–1955)

Alberto Del Rio

b. 1977

Mexican professional wrestler (born 1977)

Alberto García Aspe

b. 1967

Mexican footballer (born 1967)

Alberto Henschel

b. 1827

German-Brazilian photographer (1827–1882)

Alberto Malesani

b. 1954

Italian football manager (born 1954)

Alberto Mijangos

American painter

Alberto Quintano

b. 1946

Chilean footballer (born 1946)

Alberto Sordi

b. 1920

Italian actor (1920–2003)

Albie Morkel

b. 1981

South African cricketer

Albrecht Dürer

b. 1471

German artist and theorist (1471–1528)

Albrecht Thaer

b. 1752

German agronomist (1752–1828)

Albrecht von Graefe (ophthalmologist)

b. 1828

German ophthalmologist

Albrecht von Roon

b. 1803

Prussian general (1803–1879)

Alcuin

8th-century English scholar, clergyman, poet, and teacher

Aldhelm

8th-century English Bishop and saint

Aldo Costa

b. 1961

Italian engineer and car designer (born 1961)

Aldo Leopold

American conservationist (1887–1948)

Aldo Moro

Prime Minister of Italy (1963–1968; 1974–1976)

Aldona of Lithuania

Queen of Poland from 1333 to 1339