Leading Figures in History

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

58072 persons found

Albrecht Kossel

German biochemist and pioneer in the study of genetics

Albrecht Thaer

b. 1752

German agronomist (1752–1828)

Albrecht VII, Duke of Mecklenburg

b. 1486

Duke of Mecklenburg

Albrecht von Graefe (ophthalmologist)

b. 1828

German ophthalmologist

Albrecht von Roon

b. 1803

Prussian general (1803–1879)

Albrecht von Wallenstein

b. 1583

Bohemian military leader and statesman (1583–1634)

Alby Roberts

b. 1909

New Zealand cricketer (1909–1978)

Alcée Louis la Branche

American politician

Alcide d'Orbigny

French naturalist

Alcide De Gasperi

Prime Minister of Italy from 1945 to 1953

Alcide Nunez

American jazz clarinetist (1884-1934)

Alcides Ghiggia

Uruguayan footballer (1926-2015)

Alcuin

8th-century English scholar, clergyman, poet, and teacher

Aldemaro Romero

Musical artist

Alden E. Matthews

Aldhelm

8th-century English Bishop and saint

Aldis Hodge

b. 1986

American actor

Aldo Calderón van Dyke

b. 1968

Honduran journalist (died 2013)

Aldo Costa

b. 1961

Italian engineer and car designer (born 1961)

Aldo de Nigris

b. 1983

Mexican footballer (born 1983)

Aldo Leopold

American conservationist (1887–1948)

Aldo Maldera

Italian footballer (1953-2012)

Aldo Moro

Prime Minister of Italy (1963–1968; 1974–1976)

Aldo Parisot

b. 1921

Musical artist