Leading Figures in History

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

39103 persons found

Anatoly Karpov

b. 1951

Russian chess grandmaster (born 1951)

Anatoly Kartashov (cosmonaut)

b. 1932

Soviet astronaut (1932–2005)

Anatoly Kornukov

Russian general (1942–2014)

Anatoly Larkin

Russian physicist (1932–2005)

Anatoly Maltsev

Anatoly Sobchak

b. 1937

Russian politician (1937–2000)

Anatoly Tarasov

Russian ice hockey player and coach

Ander Herrera

b. 1989

Spanish footballer (born 1989)

Anders Celsius

Swedish astronomer and physicist (1701–1744)

Anders Dahl

Swedish botanist (1751–1789)

Anders Eliasson

Swedish composer (1947–2013)

Anders Järryd

b. 1961

Swedish tennis player (born 1961)

Anders Jonas Ångström

Swedish physicist (1814–1874)

Anders Michanek

b. 1943

Swedish speedway rider

Anders Peter Nielsen

Danish sport shooter (1867–1950)

Anders Svensson

b. 1976

Swedish footballer (born 1976)

Anders Zorn

Swedish painter and engraver (1860–1920)

Anderson Bigode Herzer

b. 1962

Brazilian transgender writer (1962–1982)

Anderson Cooper

b. 1967

American journalist (born 1967)

Anderson Dawson

b. 1863

Australian politician (1863–1910)

Anderson de Silva (footballer, born 1982)

b. 1982

Brazilian footballer

Anderson Gibin

b. 1978

Brazilian footballer (born 1979)

Andi Deris

b. 1964

German singer (born 1964)

Andi Eigenmann

b. 1990

Filipino actress and model (born 1990)