Leading Figures in History

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

21506 persons found

Arthur Erickson

Canadian architect (1924–2009)

Arthur Fadden

Prime Minister of Australia in 1941

Arthur Foulkes

b. 1928

Bahamian politician (born 1928)

Arthur Gardner (producer)

b. 1910

American actor and film producer

Arthur Gelb

American journalist and editor

Arthur Goldstein

20th-century German journalist and communist politician

Arthur Gorrie

b. 1922

Australian hobbyist (1922–1992)

Arthur Hamilton, Lord Hamilton

b. 1942

Scottish judge

Arthur Harden

British biochemist (1865–1940)

Arthur Haulot

Arthur Henry Adams

b. 1872

New Zealand–Australian poet and journalist

Arthur Hertzberg

b. 1921

American rabbi, historian, and activist (1921–2006)

Arthur J. Burks

American novelist (1898–1974)

Arthur Jackson (American sport shooter)

b. 1918

American sport shooter

Arthur L. Newton

b. 1883

American long-distance runner

Arthur Lake (actor)

b. 1905

American actor (1905–87)

Arthur Lake (bishop)

Bishop of Bath and Wells

Arthur Leonard Schawlow

American physicist (1921–1999)

Arthur Massey Berry

b. 1888

Canadian bush pilot

Arthur Meighen

b. 1874

Prime Minister of Canada (1920–1921; 1926)

Arthur Milton

English cricketer and footballer

Arthur Moeller van den Bruck

b. 1876

German historian (1876–1925)

Arthur Mold

b. 1863

English cricketer (1863–1921)

Arthur Nielsen

American market researcher (1897–1980)