Leading Figures in History

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

39103 persons found

Alexander Winton

b. 1860

British transportation innovator (1860–1932)

Alexander Yagubkin

Soviet boxer (1961–2013)

Alexander Zverev

b. 1997

German tennis player (born 1997)

Alexander, Crown Prince of Yugoslavia

b. 1945

Former crown prince of Yugoslavia (born 1945)

Alexandra Andresen

b. 1996

Norwegian heiress

Alexandra Chando

b. 1986

American actress

Alexandra Eala

b. 2005

Filipino tennis player (born 2005)

Alexandra Feodorovna (Alix of Hesse)

b. 1872

Empress of Russia from 1894 to 1917

Alexandra Kosteniuk

b. 1984

Russian-Swiss chess grandmaster (born 1984)

Alexandra Meissnitzer

b. 1973

Austrian alpine skier (born 1973)

Alexandra Nechita

b. 1985

Romanian-American painter

Alexandra Obolentseva

b. 2001

Russian chess player (born 2001)

Alexandra Paul

b. 1963

American actress and activist (b. 1963)

Alexandra Shipp

b. 1991

American actress

Alexandra Stan

b. 1989

Romanian singer (born 1989)

Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg

b. 1964

Ex-wife of Prince Joachim of Denmark

Alexandre Aja

b. 1978

French filmmaker (born 1978)

Alexandre Boëly

b. 1785

French organist and composer (1785–1858)

Alexandre Despatie

b. 1985

Canadian diver and broadcaster (born 1985)

Alexandre Desplat

b. 1961

French film composer (born 1961)

Alexandre Dumas

b. 1802

French writer and dramatist (1802–1870)

Alexandre Dumas fils

b. 1824

French writer and dramatist (1824–1895)

Alexandre Finazzi

b. 1973

Brazilian footballer (born 1973)

Alexandre Giroux

b. 1981

Canadian ice hockey forward (born 1981)