Leading Figures in History

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

58072 persons found

Alexandre Giroux

b. 1981

Canadian ice hockey forward (born 1981)

Alexandre Lagoya

French guitarist and composer (1929–1999)

Alexandre Pato

b. 1989

Brazilian footballer (born 1989)

Alexandre Pharamond

French rugby union player

Alexandre R. Picard

b. 1985

Ice hockey player

Alexandre Sarnes Negrão

b. 1985

Brazilian racing driver (born 1985)

Alexandre Tuffèri

b. 1876

Athletics competitor

Alexandre-Antonin Taché

Canadian Roman Catholic bishop (1823–1894)

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

b. 1989

American politician and activist (born 1989)

Alexandrine Le Normant d'Étiolles

b. 1744

Child of Madame de Pompadour (1744–1754)

Alexandros Alexiou

b. 1963

Greek footballer and manager

Alexandros Kontoulis

Greek general (1859–1933)

Alexandros Nikolaidis

b. 1979

Greek taekwondo practitioner (1979–2022)

Alexandros Othonaios

Greek politician and general (1881–1970)

Alexandros Panagoulis

20th-century Greek politician and poet (1939–1976)

Alexandros Papagos

Greek military leader and politician (1883–1955)

Alexandros Papanastasiou

b. 1876

Early 20th-century Greek lawyer and politician; Prime Minister in 1924 and 1932

Alexandros Rizos Rangavis

Greek man of letters, poet and statesman

Alexandros Tzorvas

b. 1982

Greek footballer

Alexandru Averescu

Romanian marshal and populist politician (1859–1938)

Alexandru Nicolschi

Romanian communist activist and intelligence officer

Alexei Abrikosov (physicist)

b. 1928

Soviet–American theoretical physicist (1928–2017)

Alexei Cherepanov

Russian ice hockey player (1989–2008)

Alexei Emelin

b. 1986

Russian ice hockey player (born 1986)