Leading Figures in History

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

21506 persons found

Andreas Papandreou

Prime Minister of Greece (1981–1989; 1993–1996)

Andreas Samaris

b. 1989

Greek footballer (born 1989)

Andreas Schäffer

b. 1984

German footballer

Andreas Schlüter

b. 1664

German sculptor and architect (1659–1714)

Andreas Whittam Smith

b. 1937

English financial journalist (1937–2025)

Andrei Eshpai

b. 1925

Soviet and Russian composer (1925–2015)

Andrei Loktionov

b. 1990

Russian ice hockey player (born 1990)

Andrei Marga

b. 1946

Romanian politician and academic

Andrei Sakharov

b. 1921

Soviet nuclear physicist and human rights activist (1921–1989)

Andrei Voznesensky

Soviet and Russian poet

Andrés Bonifacio

Filipino revolutionary leader (1863–1897)

Andrés Galarraga

b. 1961

Venezuelan baseball player (born 1961)

Andrés Iniesta

b. 1984

Spanish footballer (born 1984)

Andres Salumets

b. 1971

Estonian biologist and biochemist (born 1971)

Andrés Segovia

Spanish guitarist (1893–1987)

Andreu Mas-Colell

b. 1944

Catalan economist and politician from Spain

Andrew Anderson (bowler)

b. 1995

Right-handed American ten-pin bowler (born 1995)

Andrew B. Steinberg

Aviation regulatory lawyer

Andrew Bailey (baseball)

b. 1984

American baseball player and coach (born 1984)

Andrew Barth Feldman

b. 2002

American actor and singer (born 2002)

Andrew Bobola

Polish Catholic priest and saint (1591–1657)

Andrew Carwood

b. 1963

Andrew Clennel Palmer

b. 1938

British engineer (1938–2019)

Andrew Cogliano

b. 1987

Canadian ice hockey player (born 1987)