Leading Figures in History

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

58072 persons found

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 Bower

Scottish historian (1686–1766)

Archibald Butt

b. 1865

American journalist and military officer (1865–1912)

Archibald Campbell, 1st Duke of Argyll

b. 1658

Scottish peer

Archibald Campbell, 1st Marquess of Argyll

Governed Scotland during Wars of the Three Kingdoms

Archibald Cox

b. 1912

American prosecutor (1912–2004)

Archibald Douglas (died 1333)

Scottish noble (1297–1333)

Archibald Frazer-Nash

b. 1889

British automotive designer, inventor, builder; founder of Frazer Nash

Archibald Hill

British physiologist (1886–1977)

Archibald Hoxsey

b. 1884

American aviator (1884–1910)

Archibald MacLeish

American poet and 9th Librarian of Congress (1892–1982)

Archibald Pitcairne

Scottish physician (1652–1713)

Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery

b. 1847

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1894 to 1895

Archibald Warden

b. 1869

British tennis player

Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell

b. 1883

British field marshal (1883–1950)

Archibald Willard

b. 1836

American painter