Leading Figures in History

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

58072 persons found

Antoine-Louis Barye

French sculptor (1795–1875)

Antoine, Duke of Lorraine

b. 1489

Duke of Lorraine and Bar from 1508 to 1544

Antoinette Bourignon

17th-century French-Flemish mystic

Antoinette Brown Blackwell

b. 1825

American philosopher (1825-1921)

Antoinette Guedia Mouafo

b. 1995

Cameroonian swimmer (born 1995)

Antoinette Perry

b. 1888

American actress and director (1888–1946)

Anton Anderledy

b. 1819

Swiss Jesuit (1819–1892)

Anton Arensky

b. 1861

Russian composer, pianist and professor of music

Anton Bernolák

b. 1762

Slovak linguist and priest (1762–1813)

Anton Bruckner

b. 1824

Austrian composer (1824–1896)

Anton Burghardt

b. 1942

German footballer and manager

Anton Buslov

Russian blogger and writer (1983–2014)

Anton Cajetan Adlgasser

b. 1729

German organist and composer (1729–1777)

Anton Cermak

b. 1873

American politician (1873–1933)

Anton Chekhov

Russian dramatist and author (1860–1904)

Anton Cooper

b. 1994

New Zealand cyclist

Anton Diabelli

b. 1781

Austrian music publisher, editor and composer

Anton Du Beke

b. 1966

English dancer and TV presenter (born 1966)

Anton Fig

b. 1952

South African drummer

Anton Fink

b. 1987

German professional footballer

Anton Geesink

Dutch judoka (1934–2010)

Anton Geiser

b. 1924

Guard in a Nazi concentration camp

Anton Heiller

b. 1923

Austrian musician

Anton Irv

b. 1886

Estonian military personnel