Leading Figures in History

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

58072 persons found

Arai Hakuseki

Japanese scholar and official (1657–1725)

Aram Khachaturian

Soviet Armenian composer (1903–1978)

Aram Saroyan

b. 1943

American poet (born 1943)

Aramis Ramírez

b. 1978

Dominican baseball player (born 1978)

Aranka Siegal

b. 1930

American writer

Arapeta Awatere

b. 1910

Māori military hero

Arash Borhani

b. 1983

Iranian footballer and coach

Arata Iura

b. 1974

Japanese actor, model and fashion designer

Aravind Adiga

b. 1974

Indian journalist and author

Aravinda de Silva

b. 1965

Sri Lankan cricketer

Arbeo of Freising

Bishop of the Diocese of Freising from 764 to 784)

Arbogast (magister militum)

Roman army officer (died 394)

Arca (musician)

b. 1989

Venezuelan musician (born 1989)

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 Elisabeth Marie of Austria

b. 1883

Princess Otto of Windisch-Graetz

Archduchess Isabella Clara of Austria

b. 1629

Duchess of Mantua and Montferrat from 1649 to 1665

Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria (born 1610)

Electress consort of Bavaria

Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria (born 1738)

b. 1738

Austrian archduchess and abbess (1738–1789)

Archduchess Maria Leopoldine of Austria-Este

Countess von Arco

Archduchess Maria Maddalena of Austria

b. 1589

Grand Duchess of Tuscany from 1609 to 1621