Leading Figures in History

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

21506 persons found

André Campra

French composer and conductor

André Caplet

French composer and conductor (1878–1925)

André Derain

b. 1880

French artist and co-founder of Fauvism with Henri Matisse (1880–1954)

André Félibien

French architecture writer (1619–1695)

André François-Poncet

b. 1887

French politician and diplomat

André Glucksmann

b. 1937

French philosopher, activist, and writer (1937–2015)

André Lacroix (ice hockey)

b. 1945

Canadian ice hockey player

André Laurendeau

Canadian politician

André Leducq

French cyclist (1904–1980)

André Masséna

b. 1758

French Marshal (1758–1817)

André Mathieu

Canadian pianist and composer

Andre Matos

Brazilian singer and musician (1971–2019)

André Michel Lwoff

b. 1902

French microbiologist (1902–1994)

André Moynet

French businessman and politician (1921–1993)

André Racicot

b. 1969

Ice hockey player

Andre Russell

b. 1987

Jamaican cricketer

André the Giant

b. 1946

French wrestler and actor (1946–1993)

André Vallerand

b. 1940

Canadian politician (born 1940)

André Watts

b. 1946

American pianist (1946–2023)

André Weil

b. 1906

French mathematician (1906-1998)

André-Marie Ampère

French physicist and mathematician (1775–1836)

Andrea Alciato

b. 1492

Italian jurist and writer (1492–1550)

Andrea Appiani

b. 1754

Italian painter (1754–1817)

Andrea Barzagli

b. 1981

Italian footballer (born 1981)