Leading Figures in History

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

21506 persons found

Ari Vatanen

b. 1952

Finnish rally driver and politician (born 1952)

Ariana Grande

b. 1993

American singer and actress (born 1993)

Arianne Hartono

b. 1996

Dutch tennis player (born 1996)

Ariano Suassuna

b. 1927

Brazilian playwright (1927–2014)

Aribert Heim

b. 1914

Austrian SS doctor (1914–1992)

Arie den Hartog

b. 1941

Dutch cyclist

Ariel Dorfman

b. 1942

Argentine-Chilean writer and human rights activist (born 1942)

Ariel Durant

b. 1898

American historian (1898–1981)

Ariel Pink

b. 1978

American musician, singer, and songwriter (born 1978)

Arielle Dombasle

b. 1953

French actress

Arif Wazir

Pakistani politician (1982–2020)

Arin (singer)

b. 1999

South Korean singer and actress (born 1999)

Aris Velouchiotis

Greek resistance fighter (1905–1945)

Arisen Ahubudu

Sri Lankan author, poet and scholar

Aristide Bruant

b. 1851

French cabaret singer, comedian, and nightclub owner (1851–1925)

Arkadiusz Radomski

b. 1977

Polish footballer

Arkan

b. 1952

Serbian paramilitary commander and mobster (1952–2000)

Arlene Francis

American actress and TV host (1907–2001)

Arlene Harris (inventor)

b. 1948

American inventor

Arletty

b. 1898

French actress (1898–1992)

Armand Barbès

French Republican revolutionary (1809–1870)

Armand Borel

b. 1923

Swiss mathematician (1923–2003)

Armand Emmanuel de Vignerot du Plessis, 5th Duke of Richelieu

French politician (1766–1822)

Armand Fallières

President of France from 1906 to 1913