Leading Figures in History

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

39103 persons found

Alcides Ghiggia

Uruguayan footballer (1926-2015)

Alcuin

8th-century English scholar, clergyman, poet, and teacher

Aldhelm

8th-century English Bishop and saint

Aldo Calderón van Dyke

b. 1968

Honduran journalist (died 2013)

Aldo Costa

b. 1961

Italian engineer and car designer (born 1961)

Aldo de Nigris

b. 1983

Mexican footballer (born 1983)

Aldo Leopold

American conservationist (1887–1948)

Aldo Maldera

Italian footballer (1953-2012)

Aldo Moro

Prime Minister of Italy (1963–1968; 1974–1976)

Aldona of Lithuania

Queen of Poland from 1333 to 1339

Aldous Huxley

b. 1894

English writer and philosopher (1894–1963)

Aldrich Ames

b. 1941

American CIA analyst and Soviet spy (1941–2026)

Aleandro Rosi

b. 1987

Italian footballer (born 1987)

Aleardo Aleardi

Italian poet (1812–1878)

Alec Bedser

b. 1918

English cricketer (1918–2010)

Alec Benjamin

b. 1994

American singer and songwriter (born 1994)

Alec Bohm

b. 1996

American baseball player (born 1996)

Alec Burks

b. 1991

American basketball player (born 1991)

Alec Campbell

Australian soldier (1899–2002)

Alec Douglas-Home

b. 1903

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1963 to 1964

Alec Guinness

English actor (1914–2000)

Alec Hearne

b. 1863

English cricketer

Alec Hurwood

b. 1902

Australian cricketer

Alec Martinez

b. 1987

American ice hockey player (born 1987)