Leading Figures in History

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

58072 persons found

Arthur Saint-Léon

b. 1821

French choreographer (1821–1870)

Arthur Scherbius

German electrical engineer (1878–1929)

Arthur Schmidt (general)

b. 1895

German army officer (1895–1987)

Arthur Schnitzler

b. 1862

Austrian author and dramatist (1862–1931)

Arthur Schopenhauer

German philosopher (1788–1860)

Arthur Shaw (hurdler)

b. 1886

American hurdler

Arthur Shields

Irish actor (1896–1970)

Arthur Shrewsbury

English cricketer (1856-1903)

Arthur Snelling

British civil servant and diplomat (1914–1996)

Arthur Sullivan

b. 1842

British composer (1842–1900)

Arthur Treacher

b. 1894

English actor (1894–1975)

Arthur Tremblay

Canadian politician (1917–1996)

Arthur Villeneuve

Canadian artist (1910-1990)

Arthur Võõbus

b. 1909

Estonian theologian, orientalist and church historian

Arthur Walter James

British politician (1912–2015)

Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

b. 1769

British Army officer and statesman (1769–1852)

Arthur Wing Pinero

b. 1855

British playwright and actor (1855–1934)

Arthur Wint

b. 1920

Jamaican sprinter (1920–1992)

Arthur Wood (cricketer, born 1898)

b. 1898

English cricketer

Arthur, Prince of Wales

b. 1486

Heir apparent of Henry VII of England (1486–1502)

Artie Lange

b. 1967

American comedian (born 1967)

Artie Shaw

b. 1910

American clarinetist and bandleader (1910–2004)

Artie Traum

American musician (1943–2008)

Artimus Pyle

b. 1948

American drummer (born 1948)