Leading Figures in History

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

39103 persons found

Anna B. Eckstein

b. 1868

German pacifist (1868–1947)

Anna Baryshnikov

b. 1992

American actress

Anna Bligh

b. 1960

Australian politician (born 1960)

Anna Bondár

b. 1997

Hungarian tennis player (born 1997)

Anna Bråkenhielm

b. 1966

Swedish businessperson

Anna Brownell Jameson

b. 1794

Irish-born English writer (1794–1860)

Anna Cabot Quincy Waterston

b. 1812

American writer

Anna Cathcart

b. 2003

Canadian actress (born 2003)

Anna Cervin

b. 1878

Swedish artist (1878–1972)

Anna Chancellor

b. 1965

English actress

Anna Chennault

b. 1925

Chinese-American reporter (1923–2018)

Anna Cramling

b. 2002

Swedish chess player (born 2002)

Anna Czerwińska

b. 1949

Polish mountaineer (1949–2023)

Anna d'Este

Figure during French wars of Religion

Anna Dawson

b. 1937

English actress (1937–2026)

Anna de' Medici, Archduchess of Austria

b. 1616

Archduchess consort of Further Austria

Anna Dello Russo

b. 1962

Italian fashion journalist (born 1962)

Anna Dickie Olesen

b. 1885

American politician

Anna Elisabet Weirauch

b. 1887

German author and lesbian activist; known for, The Scorpion'

Anna Friel

b. 1976

English actress (born 1976)

Anna Gardie

American actress (died 1798)

Anna German

Russian-Polish singer (1936–1982)

Anna Gunn

b. 1968

American actress (born 1968)

Anna Haining Bates

b. 1846

Canadian woman notable for her great height (1846–1888)