Leading Figures in History

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

39103 persons found

Ara Parseghian

b. 1923

American football player and coach (1923–2017)

Arai Hakuseki

Japanese scholar and official (1657–1725)

Aram Khachaturian

Soviet Armenian composer (1903–1978)

Aramis Ramírez

b. 1978

Dominican baseball player (born 1978)

Aranka Siegal

b. 1930

American writer

Arapeta Awatere

b. 1910

Māori military hero

Arbeo of Freising

Bishop of the Diocese of Freising from 764 to 784)

Arcadius

Roman emperor from 383 to 408

Arch A. Moore Jr.

b. 1923

American politician (1923–2015)

Arch Manning

b. 2004

American football player (born 2004)

Archbishop Iakovos of America

b. 1911

Greek Orthodox Archbishop (1911–2005)

Archduchess Anna of Austria

b. 1528

Duchess of Bavaria from 1550 to 1579

Archduchess Isabella Clara of Austria

b. 1629

Duchess of Mantua and Montferrat from 1649 to 1665

Archduchess Maria Leopoldine of Austria-Este

Countess von Arco

Archduke Albrecht, Duke of Teschen

b. 1817

Austrian noble and Austro-Hungarian military officer (1817–1895)

Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen

Austrian archduke and general (1771–1847)

Archduke Ernest of Austria

b. 1553

Austrian nobleman (1553–1595)

Archduke Eugen of Austria

b. 1863

Archduke of Austria and a Prince of Hungary and Bohemia

Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria

Heir to the Austrian throne (1863–1914)

Archduke Joseph August of Austria

Archduke of Austria

Archduke Maximilian Francis of Austria

Archbishop-Elector of Cologne (1756–1801)

Archer Martin

British chemist (1910-2002)

Archibald Alison (author)

Scottish Anglican priest and essayist

Archibald Campbell, 1st Duke of Argyll

b. 1658

Scottish peer