Leading Figures in History

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

18354 persons found

Aamir Liaquat Hussain

Pakistani TV host and politician (1971–2022)

Aarón Anselmino

b. 2005

Argentine footballer (born 2005)

Aaron Brown (sprinter)

b. 1992

Canadian sprinter (born 1992)

Aaron Cunningham

b. 1986

American baseball player (born 1986)

Aaron Davey

b. 1983

Australian rules footballer (born 1983)

Aaron Dessner

b. 1976

American musician (born 1976)

Aaron Donald

b. 1991

American football player (born 1991)

Aaron Judge

b. 1992

American baseball player (born 1992)

Aaron Lennon

b. 1987

English footballer (born 1987)

Aaron M. Johnson

b. 1991

American jazz saxophonist (born 1991)

Aaron McGruder

b. 1974

American writer and cartoonist (born 1974)

Aaron Nola

b. 1993

American baseball player (born 1993)

Aaron Sorkin

b. 1961

American screenwriter, playwright, and filmmaker (born 1961)

Aaron Spelling

b. 1923

American film and television producer (1923–2006)

Aaron Taylor-Johnson

b. 1990

English actor (born 1990)

Aaron Volpatti

b. 1985

Canadian ice hockey player

Aasa Helgesen

Norwegian midwife and politician

Aase Foss Abrahamsen

Norwegian children's writer (1930–2023)

Aatos Erkko

Finnish newspaper editor and publisher

Abbott Handerson Thayer

American painter (1849–1921)

Abby Dahlkemper

b. 1993

American soccer player (born 1993)

Abby Wambach

b. 1980

American soccer player (born 1980)

Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi

Persian astronomer (903–986)

Abdalla Uba Adamu

b. 1956

Nigerian academic