Leading Figures in History

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

39103 persons found

Alistair Carmichael

b. 1965

British politician (born 1965)

Alistair MacLean

b. 1922

Scottish writer (1922–1987)

Alistair MacLeod

b. 1936

Canadian writer and academic (1936–2014)

Alistair McAlpine, Baron McAlpine of West Green

b. 1942

British businessman, politician and author (1942–2014)

Alistair Overeem

b. 1980

Dutch mixed martial artist and kickboxer (born 1980)

Alizée

b. 1984

French singer (born 1984)

Aljon Mariano

b. 1992

Filipino basketball player

Alketas Panagoulias

b. 1934

Greek footballer and manager

Alla Kazanskaya

b. 1920

Russian actress

Alla Kushnir

Soviet-Israeli chess player and classicist (1941–2013)

Alla Nazimova

b. 1879

Russian-American actress (1879–1945)

Allahshukur Pashazade

b. 1949

Azerbaijani Shaykh al-Islam (born 1949)

Allan Blakeney

Premier of Saskatchewan from 1971 to 1982

Allan Border

b. 1955

Australian cricketer (born 1955)

Allan Carr

b. 1937

American producer (1937–1999)

Allan Chapman (historian)

b. 1946

British historian of science (1946–2026)

Allan Davis (cyclist)

b. 1980

Australian road racing cyclist

Allan Francovich

American film producer

Allan Holdsworth

b. 1946

British jazz musician (1946–2017)

Allan Houser

b. 1914

American sculptor and painter

Allan Houston

b. 1971

American basketball player (born 1971)

Allan Jeans

Australian rules footballer, born 1933

Allan Kaprow

b. 1927

American performance artist, installation artist, painter (1927–2006)

Allan Lamb

b. 1954

South African-born former English cricketer