Leading Figures in History

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

58072 persons found

Agnes Marshall

b. 1852

English cookery writer (1852–1905)

Agnes Meyer Driscoll

b. 1889

American cryptographer (1889–1971)

Agnes Moorehead

American actress (1900–1974)

Agnes Mowinckel

b. 1875

Norwegian actress (1875–1963)

Agnes Nixon

American soap opera screenwriter (1922–2016)

Agnes Obel

b. 1980

Danish musician (born 1980)

Agnes of Aquitaine, Queen of Aragon and Navarre

Queen of Aragon and Navarre from 1094 to 1097

Agnes of Austria (1281–1364)

Queen consort of Hungary

Agnes of Bohemia, Duchess of Austria

Duchess of Austria (1269–1296)

Agnes of Durazzo

Latin Empress consort of Constantinople

Agnes of Faucigny

Countess of Savoy

Agnes of Waiblingen

Duchess of Swabia from 1082 to 1105

Agnès Varda

b. 1928

French filmmaker and photographer (1928–2019)

Agneta Horn

b. 1629

Swedish writer (1629–1672)

Agnivesh

Indian Marxist social activist and politician (1939–2020)

Agnolo Firenzuola

b. 1494

Italian poet and litterateur

Agostinho Neto

President of Angola from 1975 to 1979

Agostino Accorimboni

b. 1739

Italian composer (1739–1818)

Agostino Barbarigo

Doge of Venice from 1486 to 1501

Agostino Bassi

b. 1773

Italian entomologist (1773-1856)

Agostino Carracci

b. 1557

Bolognese painter of the Baroque (1557–1602)

Agostino Depretis

Italian politician (1813–1887)

Agostino Di Bartolomei

Italian footballer (1955–1994)

Agostino Roscelli

Italian priest