Leading Figures in History

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

39103 persons found

Aleks Çaçi

b. 1916

Albanian author (1916–1989)

Aleksa Šantić

b. 1868

Herzegovinian Serb poet (1868-1924)

Aleksandar Đurić

b. 1970

Association football player (born 1970)

Aleksandar Tunchev

b. 1981

Bulgarian former footballer (born 1981)

Aleksander Aberg

b. 1881

Estonian wrestler (1881–1920)

Aleksander Hellat

b. 1881

Estonian politician

Aleksander Józef Sułkowski

Polish general and politician (1695–1762)

Aleksander Kesküla

Estonian politician and revolutionary

Aleksander Klumberg

b. 1899

Estonian decathlete

Aleksander Kreek

b. 1914

Estonian shot putter

Aleksander Kunileid

Estonian composer (1845–1875)

Aleksander Lesun

b. 1988

Belarusian-Russian modern pentathlete

Aleksander Mitt

Estonian speed skater

Aleksander Tõnisson

b. 1875

Estonian military commander

Aleksander Warma

b. 1890

Estonian politician

Aleksander Wat

b. 1900

Polish poet, writer, art theoretician, memoirist

Aleksandr Akimov

b. 1953

Soviet engineer (1953–1986)

Aleksandr Aleksandrov (mathematician)

Russian mathematician (1912–1999)

Aleksandr Deyneka

b. 1899

Russian and Soviet painter

Aleksandr Dianin

b. 1851

Russian chemist (1851–1918)

Aleksandr Golovin (artist)

Russian painter and stage designer (1863–1930)

Aleksandr Gorelik

b. 1945

Soviet pair skater (1945–2012)

Aleksandr Gurnov

b. 1957

Russian TV persona (born 1957)

Aleksandr I. Kuprin

Russian author (1870–1938)