Leading Figures in History

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

18354 persons found

Aldrich Ames

b. 1941

American CIA analyst and Soviet spy (1941–2026)

Aleandro Rosi

b. 1987

Italian footballer (born 1987)

Alec Benjamin

b. 1994

American singer and songwriter (born 1994)

Alec Campbell

Australian soldier (1899–2002)

Alec Hurwood

b. 1902

Australian cricketer

Alec McCowen

b. 1925

English actor (1925–2017)

Alec Stock

English football manager (1917–2001)

Aled Davies (field athlete)

b. 1991

Welsh Paralympic athlete

Aleister Black

b. 1985

Dutch professional wrestler (born 1985)

Alejandra Pizarnik

b. 1936

Argentine poet (1936–1972)

Alejandro de Tomaso

Argentine racing driver and businessman (1928–2003)

Alejandro Gorostiaga

b. 1840

19th-century Chilean military officer

Alejandro Valverde

b. 1980

Spanish cyclist (born 1980)

Alejo Carpentier

Cuban novelist (1904–1980)

Alek Thomas

b. 2000

American baseball player (born 2000)

Aleksa Šantić

b. 1868

Herzegovinian Serb poet (1868-1924)

Aleksander Józef Sułkowski

Polish general and politician (1695–1762)

Aleksander Kesküla

Estonian politician and revolutionary

Aleksander Klumberg

b. 1899

Estonian decathlete

Aleksander Mitt

Estonian speed skater

Aleksander Tõnisson

b. 1875

Estonian military commander

Aleksander Wat

b. 1900

Polish poet, writer, art theoretician, memoirist

Aleksandr Akimov

b. 1953

Soviet engineer (1953–1986)

Aleksandr Deyneka

b. 1899

Russian and Soviet painter