Leading Figures in History

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

21504 persons found

Alexander Scriabin

Russian composer and pianist (1872–1915)

Alexander Scrymgeour, 12th Earl of Dundee

b. 1949

Scottish peer (born 1949)

Alexander Seton, 1st Earl of Dunfermline

Scottish judge and politician (1555–1622)

Alexander Shirvanzade

b. 1858

Armenian playwright and novelist

Alexander Shulgin

American chemist and recreational drug explorer (1925–2014)

Alexander Spotswood

British army officer and colonial administrator (1676–1740)

Alexander Stuart (Australian politician)

Australian politician

Alexander Sulzer

b. 1984

German ice hockey player (born 1984)

Alexander Suvorov

Russian military commander (1729/30–1800)

Alexander Thomson of Banchory

b. 1798

Scottish advocate, agriculturalist, antiquary, author, philanthropist and traveller

Alexander Thynn, 7th Marquess of Bath

b. 1932

English politician, artist, and author (1932–2020)

Alexander V. Zakharov

b. 1941

Chief scientist, Russian Space Research Institute (born 1941)

Alexander Vertinsky

Russian and Soviet artist and singer (1889–1957)

Alexander von Humboldt

German polymath (1769–1859)

Alexander von Nordmann

b. 1803

Finnish biologist (1803–1866)

Alexander Wetmore

b. 1886

American ornithologist and avian paleontologist (1886–1978)

Alexander William Williamson

b. 1824

English chemist (1824–1904)

Alexander Winton

b. 1860

British transportation innovator (1860–1932)

Alexander Zverev

b. 1997

German tennis player (born 1997)

Alexandra Eala

b. 2005

Filipino tennis player (born 2005)

Alexandra Feodorovna (Alix of Hesse)

b. 1872

Empress of Russia from 1894 to 1917

Alexandra Kosteniuk

b. 1984

Russian-Swiss chess grandmaster (born 1984)

Alexandra Meissnitzer

b. 1973

Austrian alpine skier (born 1973)

Alexandra Obolentseva

b. 2001

Russian chess player (born 2001)