Leading Figures in History

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

39103 persons found

Alain Touraine

French sociologist (1925–2023)

Alain Vigneault

b. 1961

Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Alain Vivien

b. 1938

French politician

Alain Yzermans

b. 1967

Belgian politician (born 1967)

Alain-René Lesage

b. 1668

French novelist

Alajos Szokolyi

b. 1871

Hungarian athlete

Alakbar Mammadov

Soviet footballer (1930–2014)

Alan and Marilyn Bergman

American lyricists and songwriters

Alan Arkin

American actor and filmmaker (1934–2023)

Alan Armer

b. 1922

American television writer, producer, and director

Alan Arnett McLeod

b. 1899

Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross

Alan Arnold Griffith

b. 1893

British engineer (1893–1963)

Alan Ashby

b. 1951

American baseball player (born 1951)

Alan Autry

b. 1952

American football player, politician and actor (born 1952)

Alan B. Gold

b. 1917

Former chief justice of the Quebec Superior Court

Alan Ball Jr.

English footballer (1945–2007)

Alan Beith

b. 1943

British politician

Alan Bennett

b. 1934

English actor and playwright (born 1934)

Alan Berg

American talk radio show host (1934–1984)

Alan Blumlein

English electronics engineer (1903–1942)

Alan Bond

b. 1938

Australian businessman (1938–2015)

Alan Brazil

b. 1959

Scottish broadcaster & football player

Alan Brooke, 1st Viscount Alanbrooke

b. 1883

British Army field marshal (1883–1963)

Alan Brown (British Army officer)

b. 1909

British Army officer (1909–1971)