Leading Figures in History

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

39103 persons found

Anneliese Rothenberger

German operatic soprano

Annely Ojastu

b. 1960

Estonian Paralympic athlete

Annemarie Schwarzenbach

b. 1908

Swiss writer, journalist and photographer (1908–1942)

Annette Bening

b. 1958

American actress (born 1958)

Annette Kellerman

b. 1887

Australian swimmer, vaudeville star, film actress and writer (1886–1975)

Annette Mbaye d'Erneville

b. 1926

Senegalese writer (born 1926)

Annette Schavan

b. 1955

German politician (born 1955)

Annette von Droste-Hülshoff

German composer and writer (1797–1848)

Anni Blomqvist

Finnish-Swedish novelist (1909–1990)

Annia Hatch

b. 1978

Cuban-American artistic gymnast

Annibale Carracci

Bolognese painter (1560–1609)

Annie Armstrong

b. 1850

Lay Southern Baptist denominational leader (1850-1938)

Annie Dillard

b. 1945

American author (born 1945)

Annie Easley

b. 1933

American mathematician and rocket scientist

Annie Fischer

b. 1914

Hungarian classical pianist (1914–1995)

Annie Haslam

b. 1947

English singer and painter (born 1947)

Annie M.G. Schmidt

b. 1911

Dutch writer (1911–1995)

Annie Oakley

b. 1860

American exhibition shooter (1860–1926)

Annie Perreault

b. 1971

Canadian short track speed skater

Annie Proulx

b. 1935

American novelist, short story and non-fiction author (born 1935)

Annie Ross

British-American jazz singer and actress (1930–2020)

Annik Van den Bosch

b. 1971

Belgian politician (born 1971)

Annika Taylor

b. 1993

British-American cross-country skier

Annise Parker

b. 1956

American politician