Leading Figures in History

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

58072 persons found

Albertino Mussato

Italian statesman, writer and historian (1261-1329)

Alberto Aquilani

b. 1984

Italian football manager (born 1984)

Alberto Ascari

Italian racing driver (1918–1955)

Alberto Bevilacqua

Italian writer and film director

Alberto Bolognetti

b. 1538

Italian academic, bishop, and diplomat (1538–1585)

Alberto Calderón

Argentine-American mathematician

Alberto Campbell-Staines

b. 1993

Jamaican-Australian athlete

Alberto Cañas Escalante

Costa Rican politician and writer (1920–2014)

Alberto Collo

b. 1883

Italian actor (1883–1955)

Alberto Crespo

Argentine racing driver (1920–1991)

Alberto de Lacerda

b. 1928

Portuguese writer

Alberto Del Rio

b. 1977

Mexican professional wrestler (born 1977)

Alberto di Jorio

b. 1884

Roman Catholic Cardinal

Alberto Franchetti

Italian composer (1860–1942)

Alberto Fujimori

b. 1938

President of Peru from 1990 to 2000

Alberto García Aspe

b. 1967

Mexican footballer (born 1967)

Alberto Giacometti

b. 1901

Swiss sculptor and painter (1901–1966)

Alberto Gilardino

b. 1982

Italian football manager (born 1982)

Alberto Ginastera

Argentine composer (1916–1983)

Alberto Gonzales

b. 1955

American lawyer (born 1955)

Alberto Henschel

b. 1827

German-Brazilian photographer (1827–1882)

Alberto Hurtado

20th-century Chilean Jesuit priest and social worker, later a saint

Alberto I della Scala

Alberto Korda

b. 1928

Cuban photographer (1928–2001)