Leading Figures in History

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

58072 persons found

August Bielenstein

Baltic-German theologian

August Böckh

German classical scholar and antiquarian (1785–1867)

August Coppola

American academic (1934–2009)

August Darnell

b. 1950

American musician (born 1950)

August Derleth

American writer (1909–1971)

August Eigruber

b. 1907

Austrian-born Nazi politician and war criminal (1907–1947)

August Ferdinand Möbius

German mathematician and astronomer (1790–1868)

August Froehlich

August Gottlieb Spangenberg

b. 1704

German theologian and minister; bishop of the Moravian Brethren

August Hermann Francke

German clergyman and theologian (1663–1727)

August Herrmann

b. 1859

American baseball executive and political figure in Cincinnati

August Horch

b. 1868

German automobile engineer, founder of Audi

August Jakobson

Estonian writer and politician

August Kekulé

German organic chemist (1829–1896)

August Kippasto

b. 1887

Estonian wrestler (1887–1973)

August Kitzberg

Estonian writer

August Koern

b. 1900

Estonian statesman and diplomat

August Komendant

American and Estonian structural engineer

August Kopisch

b. 1799

German poet and painter (1799–1853)

August Kowalczyk

Polish actor, activist and Holocaust survivor (1921–2012)

August Krogh

Danish physiologist (1874–1949)

August Kundt

German physicist (1839–1894)

August Labitzky

b. 1832

Bohemian composer and kapellmeister (1832–1903)

August Mälk

b. 1900

Estonian writer and politician