Leading Figures in History

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

39103 persons found

Andi Peters

b. 1970

British television personality

Andie MacDowell

b. 1958

American actress and model (born 1958)

Andoni Iraola

b. 1982

Spanish football manager (born 1982)

Andor Lilienthal

b. 1911

Soviet-Hungarian chess grandmaster (1911–2010)

Andraé Crouch

b. 1942

American gospel singer, songwriter, and choir leader (1942–2015)

Andranik Margaryan

b. 1951

Armenian politician; Prime Minister of Armenia (2000-2007)

András Petőcz

b. 1959

Hungarian writer and poet (born 1959)

András Szennay

b. 1921

20th-century Hungarian abbot

Andrass Samuelsen

Prime Minister of the Faroe islands (1948–1950)

André 3000

b. 1975

American rapper (born 1975)

André Abujamra

b. 1965

Musical artist

Andre Adams

b. 1975

New Zealand former cricketer

Andre Agassi

b. 1970

American tennis player (born 1970)

Andre Anis

b. 1977

Estonian footballer

André Barbeau

b. 1931

Canadian neurologist

André Bazin

b. 1918

French film critic (1918–1958)

André Bessette

b. 1845

Canadian Catholic brother and saint (1845–1937)

André Bourbeau

b. 1936

Canadian politician

Andre Braugher

b. 1962

American actor (1962–2023)

André Brink

b. 1935

South African writer (1935–2015)

André Campra

French composer and conductor

André Caplet

French composer and conductor (1878–1925)

André Castelot

French writer and scriptwriter

André Chénier

French poet 1762–1794