Leading Figures in History

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

39103 persons found

Alexander Mitscherlich (chemist)

b. 1836

German chemist (1836–1918)

Alexander Mitscherlich (psychologist)

German psychiatrist and psychoanalyst

Alexander Morozevich

b. 1977

Russian chess grandmaster (born 1977)

Alexander Nevsky

b. 1221

Grand Prince of Vladimir from 1252 to 1263

Alexander of Greece

b. 1893

King of Greece from 1917 to 1920

Alexander of Hales

English theologian and philosopher (c.1185–1245)

Alexander Oparin

Soviet biochemist (1894–1980)

Alexander Ostrovsky

Russian playwright (1823–1886)

Alexander Peacock

b. 1861

Australian politician (1861–1933)

Alexander Perezhogin

b. 1983

Kazakh-Russian ice hockey player

Alexander Peya

b. 1980

Austrian tennis player (born 1980)

Alexander Pope

English poet (1688–1744)

Alexander Prokhorov

b. 1916

Australian-born Soviet physicist (1916–2002)

Alexander Pushkin

b. 1799

Russian writer (1799–1837)

Alexander Radulov

b. 1986

Russian ice hockey player (born 1986)

Alexander Rich

American biologist (1924–2015)

Alexander Rodzyanko

Ukrainian general (1879–1970)

Alexander Rummler

b. 1867

American painter

Alexander Rybak

b. 1986

Belarusian-Norwegian singer and violinist (born 1986)

Alexander Schalck-Golodkowski

East German politician (1932–2015)

Alexander Scriabin

Russian composer and pianist (1872–1915)

Alexander Scrymgeour, 12th Earl of Dundee

b. 1949

Scottish peer (born 1949)

Alexander Seton, 1st Earl of Dunfermline

Scottish judge and politician (1555–1622)

Alexander Shirvanzade

b. 1858

Armenian playwright and novelist