Leading Figures in History

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

58072 persons found

Amber Heard

b. 1986

American actress (born 1986)

Amber Midthunder

b. 1997

Native American actress (born 1997)

Amber Reeves

b. 1887

British novelist and teacher

Amber Rose

b. 1983

American model and television personality (born 1983)

Amber Stevens West

b. 1986

American actress (born 1986)

Amber Tamblyn

b. 1983

American actress and author (born 1983)

Ambrogio Gianotti

b. 1901

20th-century Italian Roman Catholic priest and resistance member (1901–1969)

Ambrogio Lorenzetti

Italian painter (1290–1348)

Ambrogio Spinola

Italian-Spanish nobleman and general (1569–1630)

Ambroise de Loré

French knight (1396–1446)

Ambroise Thomas

b. 1811

French composer and music educator (1811-1896)

Ambroise-Marie Carré

b. 1908

Ambrose Bierce

b. 1842

American writer (1842 – c. 1914)

Ambrose Burnside

b. 1824

American general and politician (1824–1881)

Ambrose Dudley Mann

b. 1801

American diplomat

Ambrose Folorunsho Alli

Nigerian academic and politician

Ambrose Greenway, 4th Baron Greenway

b. 1941

British marine photographer (born 1941)

Ambrose Philips

17th/18th-century English poet and politician

Ambrose Traversari

Italian monk and theologian (1386–1439)

Ambrosio Padilla

Filipino lawyer, basketball player and politician

Amédée Gordini

Amédée-François Frézier

French military engineer and explorer (1682–1773)

Amedeo Avogadro

Italian scientist (1776–1856)

Amedeo Modigliani

b. 1884

Italian painter and sculptor (1884–1920)