Leading Figures in History

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

39103 persons found

Algirdas Brazauskas

Lithuanian politician (1932–2010)

Algirdas Lauritėnas

Lithuanian basketball player (1932–2001)

Algis Budrys

Lithuanian-American author, editor, and critic (1931–2008)

Ali Agha Shikhlinski

Azerbaijani lieutenant-general

Ali al-Hadi

Tenth of the Twelve Shia Imams (828–868)

Ali al-Rida

Eighth of the Twelve Shia Imams (766–818)

Ali al-Sistani

b. 1930

Islamic scholar (born 1930)

Ali Bacher

b. 1942

South African cricketer (born 1942)

Ali Bahar

Bahraini musical artist (1960–2011)

Ali Bey al-Kabir

Mamluk leader in Egypt

Ali Boussaboun

b. 1979

Dutch-Moroccan football player

Ali Carter

b. 1979

English professional snooker player

Ali Hassan Mwinyi

b. 1925

Tanzanian statesman (1925–2024)

Ali Haydar (Syrian army officer)

Syrian military officer (1932–2022)

Ali ibn Isa ibn al-Jarrah

10th-century official of the Abbasid Caliphate

Ali Kafi

Algerian politician

Ali Khamenei

b. 1939

Supreme Leader of Iran from 1989 to 2026

Ali Krieger

b. 1984

American soccer player (born 1984)

Ali Naci Karacan

Turkish journalist and publisher

Ali Podrimja

Albanian poet

Ali Sami Yen

b. 1886

Turkish footballer and sports manager (1886–1951)

Ali Shah (cricketer)

b. 1959

Zimbabwean cricketer (born 1959)

Ali Shariati

Iranian sociologist and philosopher (1933–1977)

Ali Stroker

b. 1987

American actress and singer (born 1987)