Leading Figures in History

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

39103 persons found

Anand Bakshi

b. 1930

Indian poet and lyricist (1930–2002)

Anand Satyanand

b. 1944

Governor General of New Zealand from 2006 to 2011

Ananda Dassanayake

b. 1920

Sri Lankan politician (1920–2012)

Ananda W. P. Guruge

Sri Lankan diplomat

Anas Al-Sharif

Palestinian journalist (1996–2025)

Anastasia Gasanova

b. 1999

Russian tennis player (born 1999)

Anastasia Myskina

b. 1981

Russian tennis player

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova

b. 1991

Russian tennis player (born 1991)

Anastasio Ballestrero

Italian cardinal

Anastasios Gousis

b. 1979

Greek sprinter (born 1979)

Anastasios Katsabis

b. 1973

Greek footballer

Anastasios Kyriakos

b. 1978

Greek footballer

Anastasios Papoulas

Greek general

Anastasius I Dicorus

Roman emperor from 491 to 518

Anatole Broyard

b. 1920

American writer (1920–1990)

Anatole France

b. 1844

French author and journalist (1844–1924)

Anatole Litvak

b. 1902

Russian-American film director (1902–1974)

Anatole Mallet

b. 1837

Anatole von Hügel

Austrian anthropologist (1854–1928)

Anatolius of Constantinople

Patriarch of Constantinople from 449 to 458

Anatoliy Bondarchuk

b. 1940

Ukrainian hammer thrower (1940–2025)

Anatoliy Kinakh

b. 1954

Ukrainian politician

Anatoliy Solomin

b. 1952

Soviet race walker (born 1952)

Anatoly Albul

b. 1936

Soviet wrestler (1936–2013)