Leading Figures in History

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

21504 persons found

Alexis Bouvard

b. 1767

French astronomer

Alexis Carrel

b. 1873

French surgeon and biologist (1873–1944)

Alexis Clairaut

b. 1713

French mathematician, astronomer, and geophysicist (1713–1765)

Alexis de Tocqueville

French diplomat, political philosopher and historian (1805–1859)

Alexis Gauthier

b. 1973

French chef

Alexis Lapointe

b. 1860

Canadian athlete and folklore character

Alexis Sinduhije

b. 1967

Burundian journalist

Alexis Smith

b. 1921

American actress (1921–1993)

Alf Francis

b. 1918

British mechanic

Alf Ramsey

English footballer (1920–1999)

Alfie Turcotte

b. 1965

American ice hockey player

Alfons De Wolf

b. 1956

Belgian cyclist (born 1956)

Alfons Rebane

b. 1908

20th-century Estonian military commander

Alfons Schuhbeck

b. 1949

German chef, TV cook and businessman

Alfonsina Storni

b. 1892

Argentine poet (1892–1938)

Alfonso de Portago

Spanish aristocrat and racing driver (1928–1957)

Alfonso Giacomo Gaspare Corti

b. 1822

Italian physician

Alfonso III of Aragon

King of Aragon and Valencia from 1285 to 1291

Alfonso López Michelsen

b. 1913

President of Colombia from 1974 to 1978

Alfonso Quiñónez Molina

President of El Salvador (1923–1927)

Alfonso Reyes

b. 1889

Mexican writer, philosopher and diplomat (1889–1959)

Alfonso V of Aragon

King of Aragon from 1416 to 1458

Alfonso XIII

b. 1886

King of Spain from 1886 to 1931

Alfred Adler

Austrian psychotherapist (1870–1937)