Leading Figures in History

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

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Aleksanteri Aava

b. 1883

Finnish poet

Aleksei Balabanov

Russian filmmaker (1959–2013)

Aleksei Berezutski

b. 1982

Russian footballer

Aleksei Brusilov

b. 1853

Russian and Soviet general (1853–1926)

Aleksei Tammiste

b. 1946

Estonian basketball player

Aleksei Turovski

b. 1946

Estonian zoologist

Aleksei Uvarov (footballer)

b. 1981

Russian footballer

Aleksei Yeliseyev

b. 1934

Soviet cosmonaut (born 1934)

Aleksey Koltsov

Russian poet

Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy

b. 1817

Russian poet, novelist, and playwright

Aleksey Krylov

b. 1863

Russian naval engineer, mathematician, and memoirist (1863–1945)

Aleksey Lobanov-Rostovsky

Russian statesman (1824–1896)

Aleksey Maresyev

Soviet World War II flying ace

Aleksey Mozgovoy

Pro-Russian rebel and warlord in Eastern Ukraine

Aleksey Tupolev

Soviet aircraft designer (1925–2001)

Aleksis Kivi

b. 1834

National writer of Finland (1834–1872)

Alen Halilović

b. 1996

Croatian footballer (born 1996)

Alena Popchanka

b. 1979

Belarusian swimmer

Alena Vrzáňová

Czech figure skater

Alene Duerk

United States Navy admiral (1920–2018)

Aleš Hemský

b. 1983

Czech ice hockey player (born 1983)

Ales Michalevic

b. 1975

Belarusian politician and pro-democracy activist

Alesha Dixon

b. 1978

English singer and dancer (born 1978)

Alessandra Ferri

b. 1963

Italian prima ballerina