Leading Figures in History

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

39103 persons found

Alexander Calder

b. 1898

American sculptor (1898–1976)

Alexander Calder (mayor)

American politician

Alexander Cameron Sim

b. 1840

British businessman active in Japan

Alexander Carlyle

Scottish church leader and autobiographer

Alexander Cartwright

b. 1820

Baseball club founding member (1820–1892)

Alexander Cockburn

Scottish-born Irish-American political journalist and writer

Alexander Courage

American composer (1919–2008)

Alexander Dale Oen

Norwegian swimmer (1985–2012)

Alexander de Seversky

b. 1894

Russian-American aviation pioneer (1894–1974)

Alexander Dimitrenko

b. 1982

Ukrainian boxer (born 1982)

Alexander Dityatin

b. 1957

Russian gymnast (1957–2025)

Alexander Emelianenko

b. 1981

Russian mixed martial artist

Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma

b. 1545

Italian general and governor (1545–1592)

Alexander Fleming

b. 1881

Scottish physician and microbiologist (1881–1955)

Alexander Frei

b. 1979

Swiss footballer (born 1979)

Alexander Friedmann

b. 1888

Russian and Soviet physicist and mathematician (1888–1925)

Alexander Frolov

b. 1982

Russian ice hockey player (born 1982)

Alexander Glazunov

b. 1865

Russian composer (1865–1936)

Alexander Godunov

Russian-American ballet dancer and film actor (1949–1995)

Alexander Goehr

b. 1932

English composer (1932–2024)

Alexander Golitzen

American production designer (1908–2005)

Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten

German philosopher

Alexander Graham Bell

Inventor of the telephone (1847–1922)

Alexander Grin

Russian writer (1880–1932)