Leading Figures in History

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

58072 persons found

Arthur Nikisch

b. 1855

Hungarian conductor (1855–1922)

Arthur O'Connell

American actor (1908–1981)

Arthur Ochs Sulzberger

American businessman (1926–2012)

Arthur Oldham

b. 1926

English composer and choirmaster

Arthur Onslow

b. 1691

British politician (1691–1768)

Arthur Penn

b. 1922

American film and theatre director (1922–2010)

Arthur Perdue

American farmer

Arthur Phillip

Royal Navy Admiral and colonial administrator (1738–1814)

Arthur Porritt, Baron Porritt

b. 1900

New Zealand physician

Arthur Porter (physician)

Canadian physician and hospital administrator

Arthur Pryor

American bandleader, composer, virtuoso trombonist in the Sousa Band (1869–1942)

Arthur Q. Bryan

b. 1899

American actor (1899–1959)

Arthur Quiller-Couch

British writer and literary critic (1863–1944)

Arthur Rackham

English book illustrator (1867–1939)

Arthur Rankin Jr.

b. 1924

American director, writer and producer (1924–2014)

Arthur Rhodes

b. 1969

American baseball player (born 1969)

Arthur Rhys-Davids

b. 1897

British World War I flying ace

Arthur Richardson (Australian cricketer)

b. 1888

Australian cricketer (1888–1973)

Arthur Rimbaud

b. 1854

French poet (1854–1891)

Arthur Robertson (athlete)

b. 1879

Scottish long-distance runner

Arthur Rose Eldred

b. 1895

First Eagle Scout in the United States

Arthur Rostron

b. 1869

British merchant seaman (1869–1940)

Arthur Rothstein

b. 1915

American photojournalist (1915–1985)

Arthur Rowley

b. 1926

English football player and cricketer