Leading Figures in History

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

58072 persons found

Albert F. Mummery

English mountaineer and author (1855–1895)

Albert Facey

b. 1894

Australian writer and World War I veteran (1894–1982)

Albert Finney

b. 1936

English actor (1936–2019)

Albert Frederick, Duke of Prussia

b. 1553

Duke of Prussia from 1568 to 1618

Albert Gallatin

American politician, diplomat, and scholar (1761–1849)

Albert Ghiorso

b. 1915

American nuclear scientist

Albert Giraud

b. 1860

Belgian poet

Albert Gleizes

French painter (1881–1953)

Albert Gottschalk

b. 1866

Danish painter

Albert Guðmundsson (footballer, born 1923)

b. 1923

Icelandic footballer (1923–1994)

Albert Gustaf Dahlman

Swedish executioner (1848–1920)

Albert Hammond

b. 1944

British-Gibraltarian musician, producer (born 1944)

Albert Hofmann

Swiss chemist (1906–2008)

Albert I of Germany

King of Germany from 1298 to 1308

Albert I, Duke of Bavaria

b. 1336

German nobleman (1336–1404)

Albert I, Prince of Monaco

Prince of Monaco from 1889 to 1922

Albert II (monkey)

First primate and first mammal in space

Albert II of Belgium

b. 1934

King of the Belgians from 1993 to 2013

Albert II of Germany

b. 1397

King of Hungary 1437–1439, King of the Romans 1438–1439, King of Bohemia 1438–1439

Albert II, Duke of Austria

Duke of Austria and Styria

Albert III of Austria

b. 1349

Duke of Austria from 1365 to 1395

Albert III of Saxony

Duke of Saxony and Margrave of Meissen

Albert III, Duke of Austria

Duke of Austria from 1365 to 1395

Albert Irvin

b. 1922

English painter (1922–2015)