Leading Figures in History

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

39103 persons found

Akbar Adibi

Iranian engineer (1939–2000)

Akbar Mohammadi (student)

Iranian political activist (1969–2006)

Åke Hellman

b. 1915

Akebono Tarō

b. 1969

American-born Japanese sumo wrestler (1969–2024)

Akechi Mitsuhide

16th-century samurai; assassin of Oda Nobunaga (1528–1582)

Akhmad Kadyrov

Chechen militant and revolutionary (1951–2004)

Akhtar Hameed Khan

b. 1914

Pakistani scientist and activist (1914–1999)

Aki Berg

b. 1977

Finnish ice hockey player (born 1977)

Aki Yashiro

b. 1950

Musical artist

Akihiro Miwa

b. 1935

Japanese singer, actor, composer and drag queen

Akina Nakamori

b. 1965

Japanese singer and actress (born 1965)

Akinoumi Setsuo

b. 1914

Japanese sumo wrestler

Akira Ifukube

b. 1914

Japanese composer (1914–2006)

Akira Ioane

b. 1995

New Zealand rugby union player

Akira Tonomura

Japanese physicist

Akira Tozawa

b. 1985

Japanese professional wrestler (born 1985)

Akku Yadav

Indian criminal (1971–2004)

Akon

b. 1973

Senegalese-American singer (born 1973)

Akpor Pius Ewherido

Nigerian politician

Aksel Larsen

b. 1897

Danish politician (1897–1972)

Akseli Gallen-Kallela

b. 1865

Finnish painter (1865–1931)

Akwasi Afrifa

Soldier, politician and former Head of state of Ghana

Al Alberts

b. 1922

American popular singer and composer

Al Alburquerque

b. 1986

Dominican baseball player (born 1986)