Leading Figures in History

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

21506 persons found

Art Mahaffey

b. 1938

American baseball player (born 1938)

Art Modell

b. 1925

American businessman (1925–2012)

Art Pollard

American racing driver (1927–1973)

Artabanus IV of Parthia

Ruler of Parthian Empire from c. 213 to 224

Artem Anisimov

b. 1988

Russian ice hockey player (born 1988)

Artemy Troitsky

b. 1955

Russian journalist, music critic and academic (born 1955)

Arthur Aikin

b. 1773

English chemist, mineralogist and scientific writer

Arthur Alexander

b. 1940

American country-soul songwriter and singer (1940–1993)

Arthur Arz von Straußenburg

Austro-Hungarian general

Arthur B. C. Walker Jr.

American physicist and EUV/XUV optics pioneer (1936–2001)

Arthur Berger (composer)

b. 1912

American composer and music critic (1912-2003)

Arthur Biram

German–Israeli philosopher, philologist, and educator (1878–1967)

Arthur Brown (musician)

b. 1942

English singer (born 1942)

Arthur Carr (cricketer)

b. 1893

English cricketer (1893–1963)

Arthur Chevrolet

American racing driver (1884–1946)

Arthur Chichester, 1st Earl of Donegall

b. 1606

Anglo-Irish military officer, politician and peer

Arthur Chung

President of Guyana from 1970 to 1980

Arthur Conan Doyle

b. 1859

British writer and physician (1859–1930)

Arthur Coningham (cricketer)

Australian cricketer (1863–1939)

Arthur Cowper Ranyard

b. 1845

English astrophysicist

Arthur Darvill

b. 1982

English actor, composer, and musician (born 1982)

Arthur Davis (animator)

b. 1905

American animator and director (1905–2000)

Arthur Decabooter

Belgian cyclist

Arthur Duffey

b. 1879

American track and field athlete