Leading Figures in History

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

58072 persons found

Alf Kumalo

South African photographer (1930–2012)

Alf Landon

b. 1887

American politician (1887–1987)

Alf Morgans

Australian politician

Alf Morris

British Labour Co-operative politician and disability rights campaigner

Alf Ramsey

English footballer (1920–1999)

Alfie Allen

b. 1986

English actor (born 1986)

Alfie Boe

b. 1973

English actor and singer (born 1973)

Alfie Turcotte

b. 1965

American ice hockey player

Alfons De Wolf

b. 1956

Belgian cyclist (born 1956)

Alfons Grotowski

Alfons Maria Jakob

b. 1884

German neurologist (1884–1931)

Alfons Rebane

b. 1908

20th-century Estonian military commander

Alfons Schuhbeck

b. 1949

German chef, TV cook and businessman

Alfonsina Storni

b. 1892

Argentine poet (1892–1938)

Alfonso A. Ossorio

b. 1916

Filipino American abstract expressionist artist

Alfonso de la Cueva, 1st Marquess of Bedmar

Spanish cleric and diplomat

Alfonso de Portago

Spanish aristocrat and racing driver (1928–1957)

Alfonso Ferrabosco the elder

Italian composer (1543–1588)

Alfonso García Robles

Mexican diplomat and politician

Alfonso Giacomo Gaspare Corti

b. 1822

Italian physician

Alfonso I d'Este

b. 1476

Duke of Ferrara from 1504 to 1534

Alfonso III of Aragon

King of Aragon and Valencia from 1285 to 1291

Alfonso IX of León

b. 1171

King of León and Galicia from 1188 to 1230

Alfonso Litta

b. 1608

Cardinal Archbishop of Milan