Leading Figures in History

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

18354 persons found

Adam Tanner (Jesuit theologian)

Austrian Jesuit theologian

Adam West

American actor (1928–2017)

Adam Yauch

American musician (1964–2012)

Adamantios Korais

b. 1748

Greek humanist scholar (1748–1833)

Adams George Archibald

b. 1814

Canadian Father of Confederation (1814–1892)

Adamu Atta

Governor of Kwara State, Nigeria, 1979–1983

Adebayo Akinfenwa

b. 1982

English footballer (born 1982)

Adela of Champagne

Queen of the Franks from 1160 to 1180

Adelaide Ames

b. 1900

American astronomer (1900–1932)

Adelaide Casely-Hayford

b. 1865

Sierra Leonean educator (1868–1960)

Adelaide del Vasto

Countess of Sicily (1089–1101) and Queen of Jerusalem (1112–1117)

Adele

b. 1988

English singer-songwriter (born 1988)

Adele Mara

American actress (1923–2010)

Adeliza of Louvain

Queen of England from 1121 to 1135

Adelsteen Normann

b. 1848

Norwegian painter (1848–1918)

Adibah Noor

Malaysian singer, actress and master of ceremonies (1970–2022)

Adil Omar

b. 1991

Pakistani musician

Adin Brown

b. 1978

American former soccer player

Adin Hill

b. 1996

Canadian ice hockey player (born 1996)

Adjutor

12th-century French Catholic saint

Adlai Stevenson I

Vice President of the United States from 1893 to 1897

Adnan Pachachi

b. 1923

Iraqi politician and statesman (1923–2019)

Adolf Bötticher

German art historian and conservator

Adolf Busch

German–Swiss violinist, conductor, and composer