Leading Figures in History

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

58072 persons found

Adolfo Schwelm Cruz

b. 1923

Argentine racing driver (1923–2012)

Adolfo Suárez

b. 1932

Prime Minister of Spain from 1976 to 1981

Adolph Bolm

b. 1884

Russian-born American ballet dancer (1884–1951)

Adolph Göpel

b. 1812

German mathematician (1812–1847)

Adolph Green

American dramatist (1914–2002)

Adolph Herseth

b. 1921

American trumpet player

Adolph I, Duke of Cleves

German nobleman

Adolph III, Count of Waldeck

Count of Waldeck-Landau

Adolph Kiefer

b. 1918

American swimming 1936 Olympic medalist

Adolph M. Christianson

b. 1877

American judge (1877–1954)

Adolph Rupp

b. 1901

American college basketball coach (1901–1977)

Adolph Strauch

Prussian American landscape architect

Adolph Zukor

Hungarian-American film producer (1873–1976)

Adolphe Adam

French composer (1803–1856)

Adolphe d'Archiac

b. 1802

French geologist and paleontologist

Adolphe Gesché

b. 1928

Belgian Catholic priest and theologian

Adolphe Menjou

American actor (1890–1963)

Adolphe Monticelli

b. 1824

French painter (1824–1886)

Adolphe Thiers

President of France from 1871 to 1873

Adolphe-Basile Routhier

b. 1839

Canadian judge and poet (1839–1920)

Adolphe-Félix Cals

b. 1810

French painter (1810–1880)

Adolphus Busch

b. 1839

German-born co-founder of Anheuser-Busch (1839–1913)

Adolphus Busch III

American brewing magnate (1891–1946)

Adolphus Frederick II

Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz