Leading Figures in History

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

21506 persons found

Anne Revere

b. 1903

American actress (1903–1990)

Anne Robert Jacques Turgot

b. 1727

French economist and statesman (1727–1781)

Anne Russell, Duchess of Bedford

English peer (1705-1762)

Anne Seymour, Duchess of Somerset

English noblewoman and courtier (before 1510–1587)

Anne Sofie von Otter

b. 1955

Swedish mezzo-soprano (born 1955)

Anne Thackeray Ritchie

b. 1837

English writer (1837–1919)

Anne V. Coates

British film editor (1925–2018)

Anne Walter Fearn

American physician

Anne Warburton

British diplomat (1927–2015)

Anne Weale

b. 1929

British writer (1929–2007)

Anne Williams (activist)

Hillsborough disaster activist (1951–2013)

Anne Ziegler

b. 1910

English singer (1910–2003)

Anne-Marie Alonzo

Canadian playwright, poet, novelist, critic and publisher

Anne-Sophie Mutter

b. 1963

German violinist (born 1963)

Annelie Ehrhardt

b. 1950

East German hurdler (1950–2024)

Annelies Bredael

b. 1965

Belgian rower (born 1965)

Anneliese Rothenberger

German operatic soprano

Annemarie Schwarzenbach

b. 1908

Swiss writer, journalist and photographer (1908–1942)

Annette Bening

b. 1958

American actress (born 1958)

Annette Mbaye d'Erneville

b. 1926

Senegalese writer (born 1926)

Annette Schavan

b. 1955

German politician (born 1955)

Annette von Droste-Hülshoff

German composer and writer (1797–1848)

Anni Blomqvist

Finnish-Swedish novelist (1909–1990)

Annia Hatch

b. 1978

Cuban-American artistic gymnast