Leading Figures in History

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

58072 persons found

Álvaro de Luna

15th-century Spanish knight and politician

Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira

b. 1542

Spanish navigator and explorer (1542–1595)

Álvaro Domecq y Díez

b. 1917

Spanish noble (1917–2005)

Álvaro Fernández (Uruguayan footballer)

b. 1985

Uruguayan footballer (born 1985)

Álvaro Magaña

b. 1925

President of El Salvador from 1982 to 1984

Álvaro Morata

b. 1992

Spanish footballer (born 1992)

Álvaro Mutis

b. 1923

Colombian poet, novelist and essayist

Álvaro Negredo

b. 1985

Spanish footballer (born 1985)

Álvaro Obregón

President of Mexico from 1920 to 1924

Álvaro Pino

b. 1956

Spanish cyclist

Álvaro Siza Vieira

b. 1933

Portuguese architect (born 1933)

Álvaro Uribe

b. 1952

President of Colombia from 2002 to 2010

Álvaro Vaz de Almada, 1st Count of Avranches

Portuguese knight and nobleman

Alvin Bronstein

American lawyer (1928–2015)

Alvin Ceccoli

b. 1974

Australian footballer (born 1974)

Alvin Greenidge

b. 1956

West Indian cricketer (born 1956)

Alvin Hamilton

Canadian politician

Alvin Kamara

b. 1995

American football player (born 1995)

Alvin Lucier

b. 1931

American composer (1931–2021)

Alvin Rakoff

Canadian director (1927–2024)

Alvin Robertson

b. 1962

American basketball player (born 1962)

Alvin Saunders

b. 1817

American politician

Alvin Stardust

b. 1942

English singer (1942–2014)

Alvin Toffler

b. 1928

American writer, futurist and businessman