Leading Figures in History

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

58072 persons found

Adlai Stevenson II

American politician and diplomat (1900–1965)

Adlai Stevenson III

b. 1930

American attorney and politician (1930–2021)

Admire Vega

Japanese-bred Thoroughbred racehorse

Adnan Al Talyani

b. 1964

Emirati footballer (born 1964)

Adnan Khashoggi

b. 1935

Saudi Arabian businessman and arms dealer (1935–2017)

Adnan Menderes

9th Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey from 1950 to 1960

Adnan Pachachi

b. 1923

Iraqi politician and statesman (1923–2019)

Adnan Sami

b. 1971

Indian musician (born 1971)

Adolf Anderssen

b. 1818

German chess player (1818–1879)

Adolf Bötticher

German art historian and conservator

Adolf Brudes

b. 1899

German racing driver (1899–1986)

Adolf Busch

German–Swiss violinist, conductor, and composer

Adolf Chybiński

b. 1880

Polish musicologist and academic (1880–1952)

Adolf Dassler

Founder of Adidas (1900–1978)

Adolf Eichmann

German SS officer and war criminal (1906–1962)

Adolf Engler

German botanist (1844–1930) noted for taxonomy

Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld

Finland-Swedish baron, geologist and explorer (1832–1901)

Adolf Frederick of Sweden

b. 1710

King of Sweden from 1751 to 1771

Adolf Friedrich von Schack

b. 1815

German poet, historian of literature and art collector

Adolf Hitler

b. 1889

Dictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945

Adolf I, Count of Nassau-Siegen

German count (1362–1420)

Adolf III of Berg

Count of Berg

Adolf IV of Holstein

Count of Holstein

Adolf Loos

Austrian and Czechoslovak architect and theorist of modern architecture