Leading Figures in History

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

39103 persons found

Aaron McGruder

b. 1974

American writer and cartoonist (born 1974)

Aaron Nola

b. 1993

American baseball player (born 1993)

Aaron Paul

b. 1979

American actor (born 1979)

Aaron Peirsol

b. 1983

American swimmer (born 1983)

Aaron Rowand

b. 1977

American baseball player (born 1977)

Aaron Russo

American film producer (1943–2007)

Aaron Sanchez (baseball)

b. 1992

American baseball player (born 1992)

Aaron Schoupp

b. 2001

Australian rugby league footballer

Aaron Selber Jr.

American businessman

Aaron Sorkin

b. 1961

American screenwriter, playwright, and filmmaker (born 1961)

Aaron Spelling

b. 1923

American film and television producer (1923–2006)

Aaron Staton

b. 1980

American actor (born 1980)

Aaron Taylor (baseball)

b. 1977

American baseball player (born 1977)

Aaron Taylor-Johnson

b. 1990

English actor (born 1990)

Aaron Tippin

b. 1958

American country musician and record producer (born 1958)

Aaron Volpatti

b. 1985

Canadian ice hockey player

Aarre Merikanto

b. 1893

Finnish composer

Aasa Helgesen

Norwegian midwife and politician

Aase Bjerkholt

Norwegian politician (1915–2012)

Aase Foss Abrahamsen

Norwegian children's writer (1930–2023)

Aasmund Olavsson Vinje

Norwegian poet and journalist (1818–1870)

Aatos Erkko

Finnish newspaper editor and publisher

Abai Qunanbaiuly

Kazakh poet and composer (1845–1904)

Abbas II of Egypt

b. 1874

Khedive of Egypt and Sudan from 1892 to 1914