Leading Figures in History

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

58072 persons found

Alfonso López Michelsen

b. 1913

President of Colombia from 1974 to 1978

Alfonso of Aragon (1481–1500)

Duke of Bisceglie, Prince of Salerno

Alfonso of Brienne

Crusader nobleman (c. 1220–1270)

Alfonso Quiñónez Molina

President of El Salvador (1923–1927)

Alfonso Reyes

b. 1889

Mexican writer, philosopher and diplomat (1889–1959)

Alfonso Ribeiro

b. 1971

American actor (born 1971)

Alfonso Salmeron

b. 1515

Spanish scholar

Alfonso the Battler

King of Aragon and Navarre from 1104 to 1134

Alfonso V of Aragon

King of Aragon from 1416 to 1458

Alfonso V of León

King of León from 999 to 1028

Alfonso VI of León and Castile

Iberian King (c. 1040 – 1109)

Alfonso VII of León and Castile

King of León, Castile, and Galicia from 1126 to 1157

Alfonso VIII of Castile

King of Castile and Toledo from 1158 to 1214

Alfonso XI of Castile

b. 1311

King of Castile, León and Galicia from 1312 to 1350

Alfonso XIII

b. 1886

King of Spain from 1886 to 1931

Alfonzo Dennard

b. 1989

American football player (born 1989)

Alfonzo McKinnie

b. 1992

American basketball player (born 1992)

Alfred A. Knopf Sr.

American publisher

Alfred Adler

Austrian psychotherapist (1870–1937)

Alfred Austin

b. 1835

English poet (1835–1913)

Alfred Balk

b. 1930

American non-fiction writer (1930–2010)

Alfred Benlloch Llorach

b. 1917

Spanish inventor (1917–2013)

Alfred Bester

American science fiction author (1913–1987)

Alfred Binet

b. 1857

French psychologist, IQ test developer (1857–1911)