Leading Figures in History

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

58072 persons found

Akbar Mohammadi (student)

Iranian political activist (1969–2006)

Åke Hellman

b. 1915

Akebono Tarō

b. 1969

American-born Japanese sumo wrestler (1969–2024)

Akechi Mitsuhide

16th-century samurai; assassin of Oda Nobunaga (1528–1582)

Akhil Bandhu Ghosh

b. 1920

Bengali singer (1920–1988)

Akhmad Kadyrov

Chechen militant and revolutionary (1951–2004)

Akhtar Hameed Khan

b. 1914

Pakistani scientist and activist (1914–1999)

Aki Berg

b. 1977

Finnish ice hockey player (born 1977)

Aki Riihilahti

b. 1976

Finnish footballer (born 1976)

Aki Takajō

b. 1991

Japanese singer and actress

Aki Toyosaki

b. 1986

Japanese voice actress (born 1986)

Aki Yashiro

b. 1950

Musical artist

Akihiro Asai

b. 1975

Japanese race car driver

Akihiro Miwa

b. 1935

Japanese singer, actor, composer and drag queen

Akihisa Ikeda

b. 1976

Japanese manga artist (born 1976)

Akim Tamiroff

Armenian-American actor (1899–1972)

Akina Nakamori

b. 1965

Japanese singer and actress (born 1965)

Akinoumi Setsuo

b. 1914

Japanese sumo wrestler

Akio Morita

Japanese entrepreneur (1921–1999)

Akira Ifukube

b. 1914

Japanese composer (1914–2006)

Akira Ioane

b. 1995

New Zealand rugby union player

Akira Kurosawa

Japanese filmmaker (1910–1998)

Akira Kushida

b. 1946

Musical artist

Akira Machida

b. 1936