Leading Figures in History

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

39103 persons found

Al-Wathiq

b. 812

Abbasid caliph from 842 to 847

Al-Zahir li-I'zaz Din Allah

Fatimid caliph and Isma'ili Imam from 1021 to 1036

Al-Zamakhshari

Scholar

Alaa Abdelnaby

b. 1968

Egyptian-American basketball player (born 1968)

Aladár Gerevich

Hungarian fencer (1910–1991)

Alain Bernard

b. 1983

French swimmer (born 1983)

Alain Caron (ice hockey)

b. 1938

Canadian ice hockey player

Alain Corneau

b. 1943

French film director and writer (1943–2010)

Alain Cuny

French actor (1908–1994)

Alain Daigle

b. 1954

Canadian ice hockey player

Alain de Changy

Belgian racing driver (1922–1994)

Alain Decaux

b. 1925

French historian

Alain Delon

French actor (1935–2024)

Alain Giresse

b. 1952

French football manager (born 1952)

Alain Grandbois

b. 1900

Canadian Quebecer poet

Alain Lefèvre

b. 1962

French Canadian pianist and composer

Alain Lemieux

b. 1961

Canadian ice hockey player

Alain Nasreddine

b. 1975

Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Alain Peyrefitte

b. 1925

French scholar and politician

Alain Poher

b. 1909

French politician (1909–1996)

Alain Resnais

b. 1922

French film director (1922–2014)

Alain Robbe-Grillet

b. 1922

French writer and film director (1922–2008)

Alain Robidoux

b. 1960

Canadian snooker player

Alain Souchon

b. 1944

French singer-songwriter and actor (born 1944)