Leading Figures in History

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

21506 persons found

Amalia Lindegren

b. 1814

Swedish artist (1814–1891)

Amalia Mendoza

Musical artist

Amalie Andersen (actress)

b. 1861

Norwegian actress (1861–1924)

Amalie Sara Colquhoun

Australian artist

Amalric, Lord of Tyre

Lord of Tyre (c. 1272–1310)

Amanda Carreras

b. 1990

British tennis player

Amanda Donohoe

b. 1962

British actress (born 1962)

Amanda Lassiter

b. 1979

American basketball player (born 1979)

Amanda Palmer

b. 1976

American musician and performance artist (born 1976)

Amanda Sage

b. 1978

American painter (born 1978)

Amanullah Khan

b. 1892

Leader of Afghanistan from 1919 to 1929

Amari Cooper

b. 1994

American football player (born 1994)

Amarildo (footballer, born 1939)

b. 1939

Brazilian footballer (born 1939)

Amaro Pargo

b. 1678

Spanish privateer and slave trader (1678–1747)

Amauri

b. 1980

Brazilian-born Italian footballer (born 1980)

Amber Heard

b. 1986

American actress (born 1986)

Amber Midthunder

b. 1997

Native American actress (born 1997)

Amber Tamblyn

b. 1983

American actress and author (born 1983)

Ambrogio Lorenzetti

Italian painter (1290–1348)

Ambroise de Loré

French knight (1396–1446)

Ambrose Bierce

b. 1842

American writer (1842 – c. 1914)

Ambrose Burnside

b. 1824

American general and politician (1824–1881)

Ambrose Dudley Mann

b. 1801

American diplomat

Ambrose Greenway, 4th Baron Greenway

b. 1941

British marine photographer (born 1941)