Leading Figures in History

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

58072 persons found

Ahmet Kireççi

b. 1914

Turkish wrestler (1914–1978)

Ahmet Necdet Sezer

b. 1941

President of Turkey from 2000 to 2007

Ahmet Piriştina

Turkish politician (1952–2004)

Ahmet Taner Kışlalı

b. 1939

Turkish professor, politician, and commentator (1939-1999)

Ahmet Tevfik Pasha

Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (1909, 1918–1919, 1920–1922)

Ahmet Zappa

b. 1974

American musician and writer (b. 1974)

Ahn Eak-tai

South Korean composer (1906–1965)

Ahn So-hee

b. 1992

South Korean actress (born 1992)

Ahna O'Reilly

b. 1984

American actress (born 1984)

Ahron Soloveichik

American rabbi (1917–2001)

Ahudemmeh

1st Maphrian of the East of Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch

Ai Miyazato

b. 1985

Japanese professional golfer

Ai Otsuka

b. 1982

Japanese singer

Ai Sugiyama

b. 1975

Japanese tennis player (born 1975)

Ai Takahashi

b. 1986

Japanese pop singer and actress (born 1986)

Aída Bortnik

Argentine screenwriter

Aida Garifullina

b. 1987

Russian lyric soprano (born 1987)

Aida Navarro

b. 1937

Venezuelan mezzo-soprano (born 1937)

Aida Turturro

b. 1962

American actress (born 1962)

Aída Yéspica

b. 1982

Venezuelan actress, TV host, and model (born 1982)

Aidan Gallagher

b. 2003

American actor, musician and activist (born 2003)

Aidan Gillen

b. 1968

Irish actor (born 1968)

Aidan Hutchinson

b. 2000

American football player (born 2000)

Aidan of Lindisfarne

Irish monk and saint (died 651)