Leading Figures in History

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

39103 persons found

Alauddin Al-Azad

Bangladeshi author, novelist, and poet

Alaungpaya

b. 1714

Founder of the Konbaung Empire

Alban Bushi

b. 1973

Albanian footballer (born 1973)

Alban Butler

English Catholic priest (1710–1773)

Alban Roe

b. 1583

English Catholic saint

Albano Carrisi

b. 1943

Italian recording artist; singer and actor

Alben W. Barkley

Vice President of the United States from 1949 to 1953

Alberic I of Utrecht

Albéric Magnard

b. 1865

French composer (1865–1914)

Alberico Gentili

Italian jurist (1552–1608)

Albert A. Michelson

American experimental physicist (1852–1931)

Albert Ayler

b. 1936

American jazz saxophonist (1936–1970)

Albert Ball

Recipient of the Victoria Cross, British WWI flying ace

Albert Ballin

b. 1857

German businessman

Albert Bartha

b. 1877

Hungarian military officer and politician

Albert Belle

b. 1966

American baseball player (born 1966)

Albert Bittlmayer

German footballer

Albert Bloch

b. 1882

American artist (1882–1961)

Albert Bouchard

b. 1947

American drummer

Albert Brooks

b. 1947

American actor (born 1947)

Albert Calmette

b. 1863

French physician and immunologist (1863–1933)

Albert Chartier

b. 1912

French-Canadian cartoonist and illustrator

Albert Chmielowski

b. 1845

Polish noble and saint

Albert Claude

Belgian-American cell biologist (1899–1983)