Leading Figures in History

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

21506 persons found

Alfred Austin

b. 1835

English poet (1835–1913)

Alfred Bruneau

French composer (1857–1934)

Alfred Cortot

French pianist (1877–1962)

Alfred de Musset

French writer (1810–1857)

Alfred Döblin

German novelist, essayist, and doctor (1878–1957)

Alfred Domett

b. 1811

Prime Minister of New Zealand from 1862 to 1863

Alfred Duraiappah

b. 1926

Sri Lankan politician (1926–1975)

Alfred Henry Maurer

b. 1868

American painter

Alfred Hermann Fried

Austrian Jewish pacifist and publicist (1864–1921)

Alfred Hershey

American bacteriologist and geneticist (1908–1997)

Alfred Hitchcock

English filmmaker (1899–1980)

Alfred Hoche

German psychiatrist (1865–1943)

Alfred Horace Gerrard

b. 1899

English sculptor (1899–1998)

Alfred Horatio Belo

American newspaper founder (1839–1901)

Alfred Hui

b. 1988

Hong Kong singer and dentist

Alfred Jodl

b. 1890

German general and war criminal (1890–1946)

Alfred Karindi

b. 1901

Estonian organist and composer

Alfred Kastler

b. 1902

German-born French physicist (1902–1984)

Alfred Kinsey

b. 1894

American scientist (1894–1956)

Alfred Kroeber

b. 1876

American anthropologist (1876–1960)

Alfred Kubel

b. 1909

German politician (1909–1999)

Alfred Laliberté

b. 1878

Canadian artist (1877-1953)

Alfred Miodowicz

b. 1929

Polish politician (1929–2021)

Alfred Molina

b. 1953

British and American actor (born 1953)