Leading Figures in History

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

58072 persons found

Anna Sibylle of Hanau-Lichtenberg

b. 1542

German noblewoman (1542–1580)

Anna Smashnova

b. 1976

Israeli tennis player

Anna Smolina

b. 1994

Russian tennis player

Anna Terruwe

b. 1911

Dutch Catholic psychiatrist (1911–2004)

Anna Umemiya

b. 1972

Japanese television personality and model (born 1972)

Anna Ushenina

b. 1985

Ukrainian chess grandmaster (born 1985)

Anna Vasa of Sweden

b. 1568

Swedish princess

Anna von Schweidnitz

Holy Roman Empress from 1355 to 1362

Anna Vyrubova

b. 1884

Russian lady-in-waiting (1884–1964)

Anna Waser

b. 1678

Swiss artist (1678–1714)

Anna Wing

b. 1914

English actress (1914–2013)

Anna Winlock

b. 1857

American astronomer

Anna-Lena Grönefeld

b. 1985

German tennis player (born 1985)

Annabel Croft

b. 1966

British tennis player (born 1966)

Annabelle Neilson

British socialite, fashion model, author, and television personality (1969–2018)

Annabelle Wallis

b. 1984

British actress (born 1984)

AnnaLynne McCord

b. 1987

American actress (born 1987)

Annamacharya

b. 1408

Indian musician and composer (1408–1503)

Annamária Szalai

b. 1961

Hungarian academic and politician (1961–2013)

Annapurna Devi

Indian musician (1927–2018)

Annarita Sidoti

Italian race walker

Annastacia Palaszczuk

b. 1969

Premier of Queensland from 2015 to 2023

Anne Acheson

b. 1882

Irish sculptor (1882–1962)

Anne Alvaro

b. 1950

French actress