Leading Figures in History

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

58072 persons found

Auguste Herbin

b. 1882

French painter (1882–1960)

Auguste Lumière

b. 1862

French inventor (1862–1954)

Auguste Michel-Lévy

b. 1844

French geologist

Auguste Molinier

French historian (1851–1904)

Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam

French symbolist writer

Auguste-Marseille Barthélemy

French poet (1796–1867)

Auguste-Réal Angers

b. 1837

Canadian politician and Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (1837–1919)

Auguste-Théodore-Paul de Broglie

b. 1834

French professor of apologetics and writer on apologetic subjects

Augusten Burroughs

b. 1965

American writer (born 1965)

Augustin Daly

b. 1838

American theatre impresario (1838–1899)

Augustin Pyramus de Candolle

Swiss botanist (1778–1841)

Augustin-Jean Fresnel

b. 1788

French optical physicist (1788–1827)

Augustin-Louis Cauchy

French mathematician (1789–1857)

Augustine Harris

b. 1917

Augustine of Canterbury

Missionary, archbishop, and saint (died 604)

Augustine of Hippo

Christian theologian and philosopher (354 – 430)

Augustine Simo

b. 1978

Cameroonian footballer

Augusto César Sandino

b. 1895

Nicaraguan anti-US-occupation leader (1895–1934)

Augusto Farfus

b. 1983

Brazilian racing driver (born 1983)

Augusto Pestana (politician)

b. 1868

Brazilian politician

Augusto Roa Bastos

Paraguayan writer (1917–2005)

Augusto Tasso Fragoso

Brazilian general and president

Augustus

b. 63 BC

Roman emperor from 27 BC to AD 14

Augustus D. Juilliard

American philanthropist (1836–1919)