Leading Figures in History

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

39103 persons found

Amanda Marshall

b. 1972

Canadian singer (born 1972)

Amanda Palmer

b. 1976

American musician and performance artist (born 1976)

Amanda Redman

b. 1957

British actress (born 1957)

Amanda Sage

b. 1978

American painter (born 1978)

Amanda Stretton

b. 1973

British racing driver and broadcaster

Amantius (praepositus)

Amantle Montsho

b. 1983

Botswana sprinter (born 1983)

Amanullah Khan

b. 1892

Leader of Afghanistan from 1919 to 1929

Amar Bose

American engineer (1929–2013)

Amar Singh Chamkila

b. 1960

Indian singer (1960–1988)

Amari Cooper

b. 1994

American football player (born 1994)

Amarildo (footballer, born 1939)

b. 1939

Brazilian footballer (born 1939)

Amaro Pargo

b. 1678

Spanish privateer and slave trader (1678–1747)

Amarsinh Chaudhary

b. 1941

Indian politician

Amauri

b. 1980

Brazilian-born Italian footballer (born 1980)

Amaza Lee Meredith

b. 1895

American architect

Amber Heard

b. 1986

American actress (born 1986)

Amber Midthunder

b. 1997

Native American actress (born 1997)

Amber Reeves

b. 1887

British novelist and teacher

Amber Tamblyn

b. 1983

American actress and author (born 1983)

Ambrogio Lorenzetti

Italian painter (1290–1348)

Ambroise de Loré

French knight (1396–1446)

Ambroise Thomas

b. 1811

French composer and music educator (1811-1896)

Ambroise-Marie Carré

b. 1908