Leading Figures in History

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

39103 persons found

Abbas Kiarostami

b. 1940

Iranian filmmaker (1941–2016)

Abbath

b. 1973

Norwegian musician (born 1973)

Abbé Pierre

b. 1912

French Roman Catholic priest (1912–2007)

Abbey Lincoln

b. 1930

American singer, actress and activist (1930–2010)

Abbie Cornish

b. 1982

Australian actress (born 1982)

Abbie Pratt

American golfer (1859–1938)

Abbott Handerson Thayer

American painter (1849–1921)

Abby Dahlkemper

b. 1993

American soccer player (born 1993)

Abby Dalton

b. 1932

American actress (1932–2020)

Abby Wambach

b. 1980

American soccer player (born 1980)

Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi

Persian astronomer (903–986)

Abdalla Uba Adamu

b. 1956

Nigerian academic

Abdallah El Said

b. 1985

Egyptian footballer (born 1985)

Abdallah II of Ifriqiya

Emir of Ifriqiya (902 – 903)

Abdalqadir as-Sufi

Scottish Islamic scholar (1930–2021)

Abdel Rahman Badawi

Egyptian academic, philosopher and poet (1917–2002)

Abdelatif Benazzi

b. 1968

France & Morocco international rugby union player

Abdelhamid Kermali

b. 1931

Algerian footballer and manager (1931-2013)

Abderrahim Goumri

b. 1976

Moroccan long-distance runner (1976–2013)

Abderrahmane Hammad

b. 1977

Algerian high jumper

Abdi İpekçi

b. 1929

Turkish journalist, intellectual and human rights activist (1929–1979)

Abdoulaye Sékou Sow

Malian politician

Abdoulaye Wade

b. 1926

President of Senegal from 2000 to 2012

Abdul Awwal Jaunpuri

Indian Islamic scholar