Leading Figures in History

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

21506 persons found

Antonio Valero de Bernabé

Puerto Rican general

António Variações

Portuguese singer and songwriter (1944–1984)

Antonio Vega (singer)

Musical artist

Antonis Benakis

Greek art collector (1873–1954)

Antonis Samaras

b. 1951

Prime Minister of Greece (2012–2015)

Antony Costa

b. 1981

English singer and songwriter

Antony Hewish

b. 1924

British radio astronomer (1924–2021)

Antony Hopkins

English composer, pianist and conductor (1921–2014)

Antony Jay

b. 1930

English writer, broadcaster, and director

Antony Sher

b. 1949

South African-born British actor (1949–2021)

Antony Walker

b. 1934

British Army general (1934–2023)

Ants Kurvits

b. 1887

Estonian military officer (1887–1943)

Antti Niemi (footballer)

b. 1972

Finnish footballer and coach (born 1972)

Antun Branko Šimić

Bosnian and Croatian poet

Antun Vrančić

b. 1504

Croatian-Hungarian prelate (1504–1573)

Anu Tali

b. 1972

Estonian conductor

Anushka Sharma

b. 1988

Indian actress (born 1988)

Anwar El Ghazi

b. 1995

Dutch footballer (born 1995)

Anya Phillips

American music manager (1955–1981)

Anya Taylor-Joy

b. 1996

Actress (born 1996)

Anže Logar

b. 1976

Slovenian politician (born 1976)

Aoi Morikawa

b. 1995

Japanese actress

Aoiyama Kōsuke

b. 1986

Japanese sumo wrestler

Aphra Behn

English playwright, poet and spy (1640–1689)