Leading Figures in History

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

58072 persons found

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 Badel

b. 1923

English actor (1923–1982)

Alan Ball Jr.

English footballer (1945–2007)

Alan Barker

b. 1898

Alan Barton

b. 1953

British singer (1953–1995)

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)

Alan Brownjohn

b. 1931

English poet and novelist (1931–2024)

Alan Campbell, Baron Campbell of Alloway

b. 1917

British judge, barrister and author

Alan Carr

b. 1976

English comedian, TV personality (born 1976)

Alan Carrington

British chemist (1934–2013)

Alan Cheuse

Novelist, short story writer, critic

Alan Clark

British politician and author (1928–1999)

Alan Clarke

b. 1935

English director (1935–1990)

Alan Connolly (cricketer)

b. 1939

Australian cricketer