Leading Figures in History

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

58072 persons found

Albert Ball

Recipient of the Victoria Cross, British WWI flying ace

Albert Ballin

b. 1857

German businessman

Albert Bartha

b. 1877

Hungarian military officer and politician

Albert Bassermann

b. 1867

German actor

Albert Belle

b. 1966

American baseball player (born 1966)

Albert Benjamin Simpson

Canadian theologian (1843–1919)

Albert Bittlmayer

German footballer

Albert Bloch

b. 1882

American artist (1882–1961)

Albert Bouchard

b. 1947

American drummer

Albert Brooks

b. 1947

American actor (born 1947)

Albert Calmette

b. 1863

French physician and immunologist (1863–1933)

Albert Chartier

b. 1912

French-Canadian cartoonist and illustrator

Albert Chmielowski

b. 1845

Polish noble and saint

Albert Claude

Belgian-American cell biologist (1899–1983)

Albert Coates (musician)

b. 1882

English conductor and composer (1882–1953)

Albert Cohen (novelist)

b. 1895

Greek-born Swiss novelist (1895–1981)

Albert Collins

b. 1932

American blues guitarist and singer (1932–1993)

Albert Costa

b. 1975

Spanish tennis player (born 1975)

Albert DeSalvo

b. 1931

American rapist and suspected serial killer (1931–1973)

Albert Dubout

b. 1905

French painter (1905–1976)

Albert Dunstan

b. 1882

Australian politician (1882–1950)

Albert Ebossé Bodjongo

Cameroonian footballer (1989-2014)

Albert Einstein

German-born theoretical physicist (1879–1955)

Albert Ellis

American psychologist (1913–2007)