Leading Figures in History

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

58072 persons found

Aleksander Lesun

b. 1988

Belarusian-Russian modern pentathlete

Aleksander Maaker

b. 1890

Estonian folk musician

Aleksander Mitt

Estonian speed skater

Aleksander Tõnisson

b. 1875

Estonian military commander

Aleksander Veingold

b. 1953

Estonian chess player

Aleksander Warma

b. 1890

Estonian politician

Aleksander Wat

b. 1900

Polish poet, writer, art theoretician, memoirist

Aleksandr Akimov

b. 1953

Soviet engineer (1953–1986)

Aleksandr Aleksandrov

b. 1783

Russian military officer and writer (1783–1866)

Aleksandr Aleksandrov (mathematician)

Russian mathematician (1912–1999)

Aleksandr Anyukov

b. 1982

Russian footballer

Aleksandr Deyneka

b. 1899

Russian and Soviet painter

Aleksandr Dianin

b. 1851

Russian chemist (1851–1918)

Aleksandr Dulichenko

b. 1941

Russian-Estonian linguist (1941–2026)

Aleksandr Filimonov

b. 1973

Russian footballer

Aleksandr Golovin (artist)

Russian painter and stage designer (1863–1930)

Aleksandr Gorelik

b. 1945

Soviet pair skater (1945–2012)

Aleksandr Gurnov

b. 1957

Russian TV persona (born 1957)

Aleksandr I. Kuprin

Russian author (1870–1938)

Aleksandr Karelin

b. 1967

Russian wrestler and politician

Aleksandr Khinchin

b. 1894

Russian mathematician

Aleksandr Kronrod

Soviet mathematician and computer scientist (1921–1986)

Aleksandr Kulik

b. 1981

Estonian footballer (born 1981)

Aleksandr Kurosh

Soviet mathematician (1908–1971)