Leading Figures in History

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

39103 persons found

Alexandre Lagoya

French guitarist and composer (1929–1999)

Alexandre Pharamond

French rugby union player

Alexandre R. Picard

b. 1985

Ice hockey player

Alexandre Tuffèri

b. 1876

Athletics competitor

Alexandre-Antonin Taché

Canadian Roman Catholic bishop (1823–1894)

Alexandrine Le Normant d'Étiolles

b. 1744

Child of Madame de Pompadour (1744–1754)

Alexandros Kontoulis

Greek general (1859–1933)

Alexandros Panagoulis

20th-century Greek politician and poet (1939–1976)

Alexandros Papanastasiou

b. 1876

Early 20th-century Greek lawyer and politician; Prime Minister in 1924 and 1932

Alexandros Rizos Rangavis

Greek man of letters, poet and statesman

Alexandros Tzorvas

b. 1982

Greek footballer

Alexandru Nicolschi

Romanian communist activist and intelligence officer

Alexei Abrikosov (physicist)

b. 1928

Soviet–American theoretical physicist (1928–2017)

Alexei Emelin

b. 1986

Russian ice hockey player (born 1986)

Alexei Gusarov

b. 1964

Russian ice hockey player (born 1964)

Alexei Kaigorodov

b. 1983

Russian retired ice hockey forward (born 1983)

Alexei Leonov

b. 1934

Soviet cosmonaut (1934–2019)

Alexei Navalny

b. 1976

Russian opposition leader and activist (1976–2024)

Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia

b. 1904

Heir to the Russian throne (1904–1918)

Alexei Petrovich, Tsarevich of Russia

Russian Tsarevich (1690–1718)

Alexei Savrasov

b. 1830

Russian painter

Alexei Sayle

b. 1952

English stand-up comedian (born 1952)

Alexei Sitnikov

b. 1986

Russian and Azerbaijani ice dancer (born 1986)

Alexey Shchusev

Russian architect (1873–1949)