Leading Figures in History

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

58072 persons found

Artus Quellinus the Elder

b. 1609

Flemish sculptor (1609–1668)

Arun Bali

Indian television actor (1942–2022)

Arun Luthra

b. 1971

Musical artist

Arunachalam Mahadeva

Ceylon Tamil lawyer, politician and diplomat

Arvid Horn

Swedish politician, general, and diplomat (1664–1742)

Arvid Wallman

Swedish diver

Arvid Wittenberg

Field Marshal of Sweden (1606–1657)

Arvīds Pelše

Soviet Latvian politician (1899–1983)

Arvind Kejriwal

b. 1968

Chief Minister of Delhi (2013–14; 2015–2024)

Arvo Pärt

b. 1935

Estonian composer (born 1935)

Arvydas Eitutavičius

b. 1982

Lithuanian basketball player (born 1982)

Ary Scheffer

Dutch-French painter (1795–1858)

Aryeh Bibi

b. 1943

Israeli politician

Aryna Sabalenka

b. 1998

Belarusian tennis player (born 1998)

Arzu Yanardağ

b. 1977

Turkish actress and model

Ása Berglind Hjálmarsdóttir

b. 1984

Icelandic politician (born 1984)

Asa Earl Carter

b. 1925

American segregationist (1925–1979)

Asa Packer

American businessman and politician

Asaf Halet Çelebi

Turkish poet

Asakura Yoshikage

b. 1533

Japanese daimyō (1533–1573)

Asami Mizukawa

b. 1983

Japanese actress (born 1983)

Asami Sanada

b. 1977

Japanese actress

ASAP Ferg

b. 1988

American rapper (born 1988)

ASAP Rocky

b. 1988

American rapper (born 1988)