Leading Figures in History

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

39103 persons found

Anthony Wilding

New Zealand tennis player

Anthony Wong Yiu-ming

b. 1962

Hong Kong singer and actor (born 1962)

Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl Rivers

English noble, courtier, and writer (c. 1440–1483)

Anthony Zaccaria

Italian Roman Catholic saint

Anthony Zerbe

b. 1936

American actor

Antipope Alexander V

Papal claimant from 1409 to 1410 (c. 1339 – 1410)

Antipope Benedict XIII

Antipope from 1394 to 1423

Antipope Boniface VII

Antipope in 974, 984–985

Antipope Victor IV (1159–1164)

Italian cardinal (1095–1164)

Antje Möldner-Schmidt

b. 1984

German middle-distance runner

Antoine Arnauld

French Catholic theologian, philosopher and mathematician (1612–1694)

Antoine Augustin Cournot

b. 1801

French economist and mathematician (1801–1877)

Antoine Bethea

b. 1984

American football player (born 1984)

Antoine Bruni d'Entrecasteaux

French Navy officer, explorer and colonial administrator (1737–1793)

Antoine Charles Louis de Lasalle

French cavalry general (1775–1809)

Antoine Daniel

b. 1601

French Jesuit missionary and martyr (1601-1648)

Antoine de Créqui Canaples

b. 1531

Antoine de Jussieu

French botanist (1686–1758)

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

b. 1900

French writer and aviator (1900–1944)

Antoine Destutt de Tracy

b. 1754

French aristocrat and philosopher (1754–1836)

Antoine Furetière

French writer and scholar (1619–1688)

Antoine Hamilton

Irish soldier and writer (died 1719)

Antoine Lavoisier

French nobleman and chemist (1743–1794)

Antoine Louis Dugès

French zoologist (1797–1838)