Leading Figures in History

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

39103 persons found

Alfred Packer

American prospector and cannibal

Alfred Peet

Dutch-American businessman

Alfred Pellan

b. 1906

Canadian artist

Alfred Ploetz

b. 1860

German eugenicist and biologist

Alfred Ronalds

b. 1802

English author, artisan and Australian pioneer

Alfred Rouleau

b. 1915

Canadian businessman (1915–1985)

Alfred Schmidt (weightlifter)

b. 1898

Estonian weightlifter

Alfred Schnittke

Soviet and Russian composer (1934–1998)

Alfred Shaw

b. 1842

English cricketer and rugby footballer (1842–1907)

Alfred Stieglitz

American photographer (1864–1946)

Alfred Wagenknecht

b. 1881

American Marxist activist and politician (1881–1956)

Alfred Wallis

b. 1855

English painter (1855–1942)

Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha from 1893 to 1900

Alfred, Lord Tennyson

b. 1809

British Poet Laureate (1809–1892)

Alfredo Antonini

b. 1901

Italian-American conductor (1901–1983)

Alfredo Binda

b. 1902

Italian cyclist (1902–1986)

Alfredo Casella

b. 1883

Italian composer, pianist, and conductor

Alfredo Catalani

b. 1854

Italian operatic composer (1854–1893)

Alfredo Di Stéfano

b. 1926

Argentine footballer (1926–2014)

Alfredo Lim

Filipino politician (1929–2020)

Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba

Spanish politician

Alfredo Ramos (Brazilian footballer)

Brazilian footballer and manager (1924-2012)

Alfredo Santos

b. 1905

Filipino general (1905–1990)

Alfredo Stroessner

Dictator of Paraguay from 1954 to 1989