Leading Figures in History

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

58072 persons found

Alan Hovhaness

American composer (1911–2000)

Alan Huckle

b. 1948

British Colonial Governor and Commissioner

Alan Hudson

b. 1951

English footballer

Alan III of Brittany

Duke of Brittany from 1008 to 1040

Alan J. Charig

b. 1927

British palaeontologist

Alan J. Dixon

American politician (1927–2014)

Alan Jackson

b. 1958

American singer and songwriter (born 1958)

Alan Jay Lerner

American lyricist and librettist (1918–1986)

Alan Johnson

b. 1950

British politician (born 1950)

Alan Kay

b. 1940

American computer scientist (born 1940)

Alan Keyes

b. 1950

American politician (born 1950)

Alan King

American comedian and actor (1927–2004)

Alan Kippax

b. 1897

Australian cricketer

Alan Kirschenbaum

American television producer and writer

Alan Kourie

b. 1951

South African cricketer (born 1951)

Alan Krueger

b. 1960

American economist (1960–2019)

Alan Kupperberg

b. 1953

American comics artist

Alan L. Hart

b. 1890

Transgender American physician and writer (1890–1962)

Alan Ladd

b. 1913

American actor (1913–1964)

Alan Ladd Jr.

b. 1937

American film producer (1937–2022)

Alan Lee (footballer)

b. 1978

Irish footballer (born 1978)

Alan Lee (illustrator)

b. 1947

Illustrator and movie conceptual designer (born 1947)

Alan Lomax

American musicologist (1915–2002)

Alan Longmuir

b. 1948

Scottish musician (1948–2018)