Leading Figures in History

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

39103 persons found

Alfonso VI of León and Castile

Iberian King (c. 1040 – 1109)

Alfonso VII of León and Castile

King of León, Castile, and Galicia from 1126 to 1157

Alfonso XI of Castile

b. 1311

King of Castile, León and Galicia from 1312 to 1350

Alfonso XIII

b. 1886

King of Spain from 1886 to 1931

Alfred A. Knopf Sr.

American publisher

Alfred Adler

Austrian psychotherapist (1870–1937)

Alfred Austin

b. 1835

English poet (1835–1913)

Alfred Balk

b. 1930

American non-fiction writer (1930–2010)

Alfred Binet

b. 1857

French psychologist, IQ test developer (1857–1911)

Alfred Bruneau

French composer (1857–1934)

Alfred Cortot

French pianist (1877–1962)

Alfred David Benjamin

b. 1848

Australian-born businessman and philanthropist

Alfred de Grazia

American political scientist

Alfred de Musset

French writer (1810–1857)

Alfred Deakin

b. 1856

Prime Minister of Australia (1903–1904; 1905–1908; 1909–1910)

Alfred Döblin

German novelist, essayist, and doctor (1878–1957)

Alfred Domett

b. 1811

Prime Minister of New Zealand from 1862 to 1863

Alfred Drake

American actor

Alfred Dreyfus

French Army officer (1859–1935)

Alfred Duraiappah

b. 1926

Sri Lankan politician (1926–1975)

Alfred Eisenstaedt

German-born American photojournalist (1898–1995)

Alfred G. Gilman

b. 1941

American pharmacologist (1941–2015)

Alfred Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe

b. 1865

British newspaper and publishing magnate (1865–1922)

Alfred Henry Maurer

b. 1868

American painter