Leading Figures in History

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

39103 persons found

Ali Wong

b. 1982

American comedian and actress (born 1982)

Alia Abdulnoor

Emirati convict (1977–2019)

Alia Shawkat

b. 1989

American actress (born 1989)

Aliagha Shikhlinski

b. 1865

Azerbaijani lieutenant-general

Alice B. Toklas

b. 1877

American artist (1877–1967)

Alice Barlow

b. 1991

English actress and singer

Alice Barnham

b. 1592

Wife of Francis Bacon (1592–1650)

Alice Berry

b. 1900

Australian activist (1900–1978)

Alice Childress

American novelist, playwright, and actress (1916–1994)

Alice Coleman

b. 1923

British geographer (1923–2023)

Alice Coltrane

b. 1937

American jazz musician (1937–2007)

Alice Dalgliesh

American writer

Alice de Toeni, Countess of Warwick

b. 1284

English heiress

Alice de Warenne, Countess of Arundel

English noblewoman

Alice Drummond

b. 1928

American actress (1928–2016)

Alice Dunbar Nelson

b. 1875

American journalist, poet and activist (1875–1935)

Alice Faye

b. 1915

American actress and singer (1915–1998)

Alice Ghostley

b. 1923

American actress and singer (1923–2007)

Alice Gossage

American journalist (1861–1929)

Alice Guy-Blaché

b. 1873

French film director (1873–1968)

Alice Harden

b. 1948

American politician

Alice Krige

b. 1954

South African actress (born 1954)

Alice Liddell

b. 1852

Basis of the character in "Alice in Wonderland"

Alice McDermott

b. 1953

American writer, novelist, essayist (born 1953)