Leading Figures in History

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

58072 persons found

Al-Ta'i'

Abbasid Caliph in Baghdad (r. 974–991)

Al-Tirmidhi

Islamic hadith scholar (824–892)

Al-Walid II

Umayyad caliph from 743 to 744

Al-Wathiq

b. 812

Abbasid caliph from 842 to 847

Al-Zahir li-I'zaz Din Allah

Fatimid caliph and Isma'ili Imam from 1021 to 1036

Al-Zamakhshari

Scholar

Alaa Abdelnaby

b. 1968

Egyptian-American basketball player (born 1968)

Aladár Gerevich

Hungarian fencer (1910–1991)

Alain Auderset

b. 1968

Swiss cartoonist

Alain Baroja

b. 1989

Venezuelan footballer (born 1989)

Alain Bernard

b. 1983

French swimmer (born 1983)

Alain Caron (ice hockey)

b. 1938

Canadian ice hockey player

Alain Corneau

b. 1943

French film director and writer (1943–2010)

Alain Cuny

French actor (1908–1994)

Alain Daigle

b. 1954

Canadian ice hockey player

Alain Daniélou

b. 1907

French historian, Indologist and musicologist (1907–1994)

Alain de Changy

Belgian racing driver (1922–1994)

Alain Decaux

b. 1925

French historian

Alain Delon

French actor (1935–2024)

Alain Ducasse

b. 1956

French-born Monégasque chef (born 1956)

Alain Ferté

b. 1955

French racing driver (born 1955)

Alain Giresse

b. 1952

French football manager (born 1952)

Alain Grandbois

b. 1900

Canadian Quebecer poet

Alain Lefèvre

b. 1962

French Canadian pianist and composer