Leading Figures in History

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

58072 persons found

Atiqul Haque Chowdhury

Atıf Yılmaz

Turkish film director (1925–2006)

Atle Selberg

b. 1917

Norwegian mathematician (1917–2007)

Atli Dam

b. 1932

Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands

Atom Araullo

b. 1982

Filipino broadcast journalist and television presenter (born 1982)

Atom Egoyan

b. 1960

Canadian filmmaker (born 1960)

Ats Purje

b. 1985

Estonian footballer

Atsuhiro Inukai

b. 1994

Japanese actor (born 1994)

Atsushi Miyagi

b. 1931

Japanese tennis player (1931–2021)

Atsushi Sakurai

Japanese musician (1966–2023)

Atsuyoshi Furuta

b. 1952

Japanese footballer (born 1952)

Attallah Suheimat

Jordanian leader, politician, and a statesperson

Attaphol Buspakom

b. 1962

Thai footballer and coach (1962–2015)

Atticus Shaffer

b. 1998

American actor (born 1998)

Attik

Greek musician

Attilâ İlhan

b. 1925

Turkish poet, novelist, essayist, journalist and reviewer (1925–2005)

Attila Szabó (athlete)

b. 1984

Hungarian decathlete

Attilio Bertolucci

Italian poet and writer (1911–2000)

Attilio Bettega

Italian rally driver (1953–1985)

Atul Chitnis

Atul Prasad Sen

b. 1871

Bengali composer

Aubrey Beardsley

b. 1872

English illustrator and author (1872–1898)

Aubrey de Vere, 10th Earl of Oxford

Son of John de Vere, 7th Earl of Oxford (c. 1338–1400)

Aubrey Morris

British actor (1926–2015)