Leading Figures in History

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

58072 persons found

Abbé Pierre

b. 1912

French Roman Catholic priest (1912–2007)

Abbey Lincoln

b. 1930

American singer, actress and activist (1930–2010)

Abbie Cornish

b. 1982

Australian actress (born 1982)

Abbie Pratt

American golfer (1859–1938)

Abbott Handerson Thayer

American painter (1849–1921)

Abby Aldrich Rockefeller

b. 1874

American socialite and philanthropist (1874–1948)

Abby Dahlkemper

b. 1993

American soccer player (born 1993)

Abby Dalton

b. 1932

American actress (1932–2020)

Abby Sunderland

b. 1993

American sailor (born 1993)

Abby Wambach

b. 1980

American soccer player (born 1980)

Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan

Umayyad caliph from 685 to 705

Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi

Persian astronomer (903–986)

Abd al-Rahman III

Final Emir of Córdoba (r. 912–929); founder and 1st Caliph of Córdoba (r. 929–961)

Abdalla Uba Adamu

b. 1956

Nigerian academic

Abdallah al-Adil

Almohad Caliph from 1224 to 1227

Abdallah El Said

b. 1985

Egyptian footballer (born 1985)

Abdallah II of Ifriqiya

Emir of Ifriqiya (902 – 903)

Abdallah Kigoda

Tanzanian politician

Abdalqadir as-Sufi

Scottish Islamic scholar (1930–2021)

Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi

b. 1947

Palestinian political leader (1947–2004)

Abdel Rahman Badawi

Egyptian academic, philosopher and poet (1917–2002)

Abdel Rahman Swar al-Dahab

President of Sudan from 1985 to 1986

Abdelatif Benazzi

b. 1968

France & Morocco international rugby union player

Abdelaziz Barrada

Footballer (1989–2024)