Leading Figures in History

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

58072 persons found

Aya Matsuura

b. 1986

Japanese actress and pop singer (born 1986)

Aya Uchida

b. 1986

Japanese voice actress and singer (born 1986)

Aya Ueto

b. 1985

Japanese singer and actress (born 1985)

Ayaka Nagate

b. 1981

Musical artist

Ayaka Sasaki

b. 1996

Japanese idol singer (born 1996)

Ayaka Wada

b. 1994

Musical artist

Ayame Goriki

b. 1992

Japanese actress, singer, model and television presenter (born 1992)

Ayano Ōmoto

b. 1988

Japanese singer and dancer (born 1988)

Ayça Ayşin Turan

b. 1992

Turkish actress (born 1992)

Aydın Sayılı

Turkish historian of science (1913-1993)

Ayelet Shaked

b. 1976

Israeli politician, activist, and engineer (born 1976)

Ayerdhal

French thriller and science fiction writer

Aygül Özkan

b. 1971

German politician

Ayman al-Zawahiri

b. 1951

Egyptian Islamist militant and physician (1951–2022)

Aymer de Valence, 2nd Earl of Pembroke

Anglo-French nobleman (c. 1270 – 1324)

Aymeric Laporte

b. 1994

Footballer (born 1994)

Aymon, Count of Savoy

Italian noble (1291–1343)

Ayo (singer)

b. 1980

German singer (born 1980)

Ayo Edebiri

b. 1995

American actress, comedian, and writer (born 1995)

Ayron Jones

b. 1986

American musician

Ayrton Senna

Brazilian racing driver (1960–1994)

Ayşe Sultan (daughter of Abdul Hamid II)

Ottoman princess, daughter of Abdul Hamid II (1887–1960)

Ayşe Yiğit

b. 1972

Belgian politician (born 1972)

Ayten Alpman

b. 1929

Turkish jazz and pop singer