Leading Figures in History

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

58072 persons found

Anabela Sousa Rodrigues

b. 1972

Portuguese politician

Anabelle Langlois

b. 1981

Canadian pair skater

Anacharsis Cloots

b. 1755

Prussian nobleman (1755–1794)

Anahí

b. 1983

Mexican singer, songwriter and actress

Anahit Perikhanian

b. 1928

Anahit Tsitsikian

b. 1926

Armenian violinist (1926–1999)

Anairis Quiñones

b. 1997

American voice actress (born 1997)

Anand Abhyankar

b. 1963

Indian actor (1963–2012)

Anand Bakshi

b. 1930

Indian poet and lyricist (1930–2002)

Anand Satyanand

b. 1944

Governor General of New Zealand from 2006 to 2011

Ananda Dassanayake

b. 1920

Sri Lankan politician (1920–2012)

Ananda Mahidol

b. 1925

King of Thailand from 1935 to 1946

Ananda W. P. Guruge

Sri Lankan diplomat

Anant Gadgil

b. 1956

Indian politician and architect

Anas Al-Sharif

Palestinian journalist (1996–2025)

Anastacia

b. 1968

American singer (born 1968)

Anastas Mikoyan

Soviet statesman and revolutionary (1895–1978)

Anastasia Gasanova

b. 1999

Russian tennis player (born 1999)

Anastasia Myskina

b. 1981

Russian tennis player

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova

b. 1991

Russian tennis player (born 1991)

Anastasia Phillips

b. 1983

Canadian actress

Anastasio Ballestrero

Italian cardinal

Anastasio Somoza Debayle

President of Nicaragua (1967–72; 1974–79)

Anastasio Somoza García

Dictator of Nicaragua from 1936 to 1956