Leading Figures in History

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

39103 persons found

Allan Langer

b. 1966

Australia international rugby league footballer

Allan Lockheed

American aviation engineer and industrialist (1889–1969)

Allan MacEachen

b. 1921

Canadian politician

Allan MacLeod Cormack

South African and American physicist

Allan McKeown

b. 1946

British television and stage producer (1946–2013)

Allan McLean (Australian politician)

Australian politician (1840–1911)

Allan Pinkerton

Scottish-American detective and spy (1819–1884)

Allan Ramsay (artist)

Scottish painter (1713–1784)

Allan Sandage

b. 1926

American astronomer (1926–2010)

Allan Segal

b. 1941

British filmmaker (1941–2012)

Allan Simonsen (racing driver)

Danish racing driver (1978–2013)

Allan W. Eckert

American novelist

Allan Watkins

b. 1922

Welsh cricketer

Allar Raja

b. 1983

Estonian rower

Allegra Huston

b. 1964

American screenwriter (born 1964)

Allegra Versace

b. 1986

Italian American heiress and socialite

Allen Bathurst, Lord Apsley

b. 1895

British politician (1895–1942)

Allen Butler Talcott

American painter

Allen Collins

b. 1952

American guitarist (1952–1990)

Allen Fox

b. 1939

American tennis player (born 1939)

Allen Ginsberg

b. 1926

American poet and writer (1926–1997)

Allen Grossman

American writer (1932–2014)

Allen Iverson

b. 1975

American former basketball player (born 1975)

Allen Jenkins

American actor (1900–1974)