Leading Figures in History

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

39103 persons found

Amira Hass

b. 1956

Israeli journalist and author (born 1956)

Amira Medunjanin

b. 1972

Musical artist

Amit Kumar

b. 1952

Indian singer (born 1952)

Amitav Ghosh

b. 1956

Indian writer (born 1956)

Amitzur Shapira

b. 1932

Israeli athlete and Munich Massacre victim

Amnon Barzel

b. 1935

Israeli art curator, author and journalist (1935–2025)

Amobi Okoye

b. 1987

Nigerian-born American football player (born 1987)

Amol Rajan

b. 1983

British journalist and broadcaster (born 1983)

Amos Alonzo Stagg

b. 1862

American athlete and coach (1862–1965)

Amos Oz

b. 1939

Israeli writer, journalist and intellectual (1939–2018)

Ampon Tangnoppakul

Amrish Puri

b. 1932

Indian actor (1932–2005)

Amy Adams

b. 1974

American actress (born 1974)

Amy Brenneman

b. 1964

American actress (born 1964)

Amy Chow

b. 1978

American artistic gymnast

Amy Duggan

b. 1979

Australian soccer player and media personality

Amy Gillett

Australian rower and cyclist (1976–2005)

Amy Heckerling

b. 1954

American filmmaker (born 1954)

Amy Jacques Garvey

Jamaican journalist and political activist, Marcus Garvey's second wife

Amy Johnson

b. 1903

British aviator (1903–1941)

Amy Klobuchar

b. 1960

American politician and lawyer (born 1960)

Amy Krouse Rosenthal

b. 1965

American author, radio host, and filmmaker (1965–2017)

Amy Lowell

American poet (1874–1925)

Amy Macdonald

b. 1987

Scottish singer-songwriter