Leading Figures in History

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

58072 persons found

Aaron Sanchez (baseball)

b. 1992

American baseball player (born 1992)

Aaron Schobel

b. 1977

American football player (born 1977)

Aaron Schoupp

b. 2001

Australian rugby league footballer

Aaron Selber Jr.

American businessman

Aaron Sorkin

b. 1961

American screenwriter, playwright, and filmmaker (born 1961)

Aaron Spelling

b. 1923

American film and television producer (1923–2006)

Aaron Staton

b. 1980

American actor (born 1980)

Aaron Taylor (baseball)

b. 1977

American baseball player (born 1977)

Aaron Taylor-Johnson

b. 1990

English actor (born 1990)

Aaron Tippin

b. 1958

American country musician and record producer (born 1958)

Aaron Volpatti

b. 1985

Canadian ice hockey player

Aarre Merikanto

b. 1893

Finnish composer

Aasa Helgesen

Norwegian midwife and politician

Aase Bjerkholt

Norwegian politician (1915–2012)

Aase Foss Abrahamsen

Norwegian children's writer (1930–2023)

Aasmund Olavsson Vinje

Norwegian poet and journalist (1818–1870)

Aatos Erkko

Finnish newspaper editor and publisher

Abai Qunanbaiuly

Kazakh poet and composer (1845–1904)

Abaoji

Emperor of the Liao dynasty from 916 to 926

Abbas ibn Ali

Son of Ali ibn Abi Talib (died in 680)

Abbas II of Egypt

b. 1874

Khedive of Egypt and Sudan from 1892 to 1914

Abbas Kiarostami

b. 1940

Iranian filmmaker (1941–2016)

Abbas Mirza

Crown prince of Iran

Abbath

b. 1973

Norwegian musician (born 1973)