Leading Figures in History

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

39103 persons found

Alexander Shulgin

American chemist and recreational drug explorer (1925–2014)

Alexander Skarsgård

b. 1976

Swedish actor (born 1976)

Alexander Spotswood

British army officer and colonial administrator (1676–1740)

Alexander Stewart, Duke of Albany

15th-century Scottish prince

Alexander Stewart, Earl of Buchan

Earl of Buchan

Alexander Stuart (Australian politician)

Australian politician

Alexander Sulzer

b. 1984

German ice hockey player (born 1984)

Alexander Suvorov

Russian military commander (1729/30–1800)

Alexander Svinin

b. 1958

Alexander Thomson of Banchory

b. 1798

Scottish advocate, agriculturalist, antiquary, author, philanthropist and traveller

Alexander Thynn, 7th Marquess of Bath

b. 1932

English politician, artist, and author (1932–2020)

Alexander Trocchi

b. 1925

Scottish novelist (1925–1984)

Alexander V. Zakharov

b. 1941

Chief scientist, Russian Space Research Institute (born 1941)

Alexander Vertinsky

Russian and Soviet artist and singer (1889–1957)

Alexander Volkov (writer)

Soviet writer

Alexander von Humboldt

German polymath (1769–1859)

Alexander von Nordmann

b. 1803

Finnish biologist (1803–1866)

Alexander von Oettingen

Baltic German theologian (1827–1905)

Alexander Wassilko von Serecki

Austro-Hungarian Romanian statesman (1827–1893)

Alexander Watson (diplomat)

b. 1939

American diplomat

Alexander Wetmore

b. 1886

American ornithologist and avian paleontologist (1886–1978)

Alexander William Doniphan

b. 1808

American attorney, soldier and politician (1808–1887)

Alexander William Williamson

b. 1824

English chemist (1824–1904)

Alexander Wilson (ornithologist)

b. 1766

Scottish-American poet, ornithologist, naturalist, and illustrator (1766-1813)