Leading Figures in History

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

39103 persons found

Almira Lincoln Phelps

b. 1793

American educator, botanist, author, editor (1793–1884)

Almon Brown Strowger

American inventor of the telephone exchange (1839–1902)

Almudena Grandes

b. 1960

Spanish writer (1960–2021)

Alo Mattiisen

b. 1961

Estonian musician and composer

Alois Alzheimer

b. 1864

German psychiatrist and neuropathologist (1864–1915)

Alois Hába

b. 1893

Czech music educator and composer

Alois Hitler

b. 1837

Father of Adolf Hitler (1837–1903)

Alois Hudal

Catholic bishop and Nazi supporter

Alois, Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein

b. 1968

Regent of Liechtenstein since 2004

Aloísio (footballer, born 1963)

b. 1963

Brazilian footballer

Alon Abutbul

Israeli actor (1965–2025)

Alona Bondarenko

b. 1984

Ukrainian tennis player (born 1984)

Alonso de Ercilla

b. 1533

Spanish soldier and poet (1533–1594)

Alonso García de Ramón

Royal Governor of Chile

Alonso Sánchez Coello

Spanish painter (1531/1532–1588)

Alonzo Church

b. 1903

American mathematician and computer scientist (1903–1995)

Alou Diarra

b. 1981

French footballer (born 1981)

Aloysius Gonzaga

Italian Jesuit seminarian and saint (1568–1591)

Aloysius Jin Luxian

Chinese Catholic prelate (1916–2013)

Aloysius Paul D'Souza

b. 1941

Indian Roman Catholic Bishop

Aloysius Stepinac

b. 1898

Croatian Latin Catholic cardinal (1898–1960)

Alpay Özalan

b. 1973

Turkish footballer, manager, and politician

Alperen Şengün

b. 2002

Turkish basketball player (born 2002)

Alphonsa of the Immaculate Conception

Catholic saint (1910–1946)