Leading Figures in History

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

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Ali Stroker

b. 1987

American actress and singer (born 1987)

Ali Treki

Libyan diplomat (1937–2015)

Ali Wong

b. 1982

American comedian and actress (born 1982)

Ali-Ollie Woodson

b. 1951

American R&B musical artist (1951–2010)

Alia Abdulnoor

Emirati convict (1977–2019)

Alia Shawkat

b. 1989

American actress (born 1989)

Aliagha Shikhlinski

b. 1865

Azerbaijani lieutenant-general

Alice B. Toklas

b. 1877

American artist (1877–1967)

Alice B. Woodward

b. 1862

English illustrator

Alice Barlow

b. 1991

English actress and singer

Alice Barnham

b. 1592

Wife of Francis Bacon (1592–1650)

Alice Berry

b. 1900

Australian activist (1900–1978)

Alice Brady

American actress (1892–1939)

Alice Brown Davis

b. 1852

Alice Catherine Evans

American microbiologist (1881–1975)

Alice Chetwynd Ley

b. 1913

Alice Childress

American novelist, playwright, and actress (1916–1994)

Alice Coleman

b. 1923

British geographer (1923–2023)

Alice Coltrane

b. 1937

American jazz musician (1937–2007)

Alice Dalgliesh

American writer

Alice de Toeni, Countess of Warwick

b. 1284

English heiress

Alice de Warenne, Countess of Arundel

English noblewoman

Alice Drummond

b. 1928

American actress (1928–2016)

Alice Dunbar Nelson

b. 1875

American journalist, poet and activist (1875–1935)