Leading Figures in History

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

18354 persons found

"Superstar" Billy Graham

b. 1943

American wrestler (1943–2023)

1200s BC (decade)

Decade

12th Dalai Lama

Spiritual leader of Tibet from 1860 to 1875

303

Calendar year

373

Calendar year

6ix9ine

b. 1996

American rapper (born 1996)

A-FÜ

b. 1987

Taiwanese singer and songwriter (born 1987)

A. Alfred Taubman

American businessman (1924–2015)

A. B. Guthrie Jr.

American novelist, screenwriter, historian, and literary historian

A. B. Yehoshua

Israeli novelist, essayist, and playwright (1936–2022)

A. E. Housman

English classicist and poet (1859–1936)

A. E. van Vogt

b. 1912

Canadian-American science fiction writer (1912–2000)

A. J. Casson

b. 1898

Canadian painter in the Group of Seven (1898–1992)

A. J. Foyt IV

b. 1984

American football scout and former racing driver (born 1984)

A. J. Smith

American football executive (1949–2024)

A. Jeyaratnam Wilson

Sri Lankan Tamil academic, historian and author

A. K. Fazlul Huq

Pakistani statesman and jurist (1873–1962)

A. M. Rosenthal

b. 1922

American journalist (1922–2006)

A. Philip Randolph

American civil rights activist (1889–1979)

A. Sabapathy

Ceylon Tamil politician

A. Thiagarajah

b. 1916

Sri Lankan politician (1916–1981)

A. Thurairajah

Sri Lankan academic (1934–1994)

A. W. Sandberg

b. 1887

Danish film director and screenwriter

Aage Bohr

b. 1922

Danish physicist (1922–2009)