Leading Figures in History

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

21504 persons found

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 Ramírez (chess player)

b. 1988

Costa Rican-American grandmaster (born 1988)

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 Warma

b. 1890

Estonian politician

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

Aleksandr Dianin

b. 1851

Russian chemist (1851–1918)

Aleksandr Golovin (artist)

Russian painter and stage designer (1863–1930)

Aleksandr Kurosh

Soviet mathematician (1908–1971)

Aleksandr Laktionov (painter)

b. 1910

Russian painter

Aleksandr Lyapunov

b. 1857

Russian mathematician (1857–1918)

Aleksandr Olerski

b. 1973

Estonian footballer

Aleksandr Shustov

b. 1984

Russian high jumper