Leading Figures in History

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

58072 persons found

Alain Lemieux

b. 1961

Canadian ice hockey player

Alain Nasreddine

b. 1975

Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Alain Peyrefitte

b. 1925

French scholar and politician

Alain Poher

b. 1909

French politician (1909–1996)

Alain Resnais

b. 1922

French film director (1922–2014)

Alain Robbe-Grillet

b. 1922

French writer and film director (1922–2008)

Alain Robidoux

b. 1960

Canadian snooker player

Alain Souchon

b. 1944

French singer-songwriter and actor (born 1944)

Alain Touraine

French sociologist (1925–2023)

Alain Vigneault

b. 1961

Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Alain Vivien

b. 1938

French politician

Alain Yzermans

b. 1967

Belgian politician (born 1967)

Alain-Fournier

French author and soldier (1886–1914)

Alain-René Lesage

b. 1668

French novelist

Alajos Gáspár

Alajos Szokolyi

b. 1871

Hungarian athlete

Alakbar Mammadov

Soviet footballer (1930–2014)

Alan A. Freeman

b. 1920

British record producer (1920–1985)

Alan A'Court

b. 1934

English footballer (1934–2009)

Alan and Marilyn Bergman

American lyricists and songwriters

Alan Anderson (basketball)

b. 1982

American basketball player (born 1982)

Alan Arkin

American actor and filmmaker (1934–2023)

Alan Armer

b. 1922

American television writer, producer, and director

Alan Arnett McLeod

b. 1899

Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross