Leading Figures in History

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

58072 persons found

Alfred Bruneau

French composer (1857–1934)

Alfred Carpenter

b. 1881

Royal Navy admiral & VC recipient (1881-1955)

Alfred Cortot

French pianist (1877–1962)

Alfred D. Chandler Jr.

b. 1918

American historian

Alfred David Benjamin

b. 1848

Australian-born businessman and philanthropist

Alfred de Grazia

American political scientist

Alfred de Musset

French writer (1810–1857)

Alfred de Vigny

French poet, playwright, and novelist (1797–1863)

Alfred Deakin

b. 1856

Australian statesman (1856–1919)

Alfred Döblin

German novelist, essayist, and doctor (1878–1957)

Alfred Domett

b. 1811

Prime Minister of New Zealand from 1862 to 1863

Alfred Drake

American actor

Alfred Dreyfus

French Army officer (1859–1935)

Alfred Duraiappah

b. 1926

Sri Lankan politician (1926–1975)

Alfred Eisenstaedt

German-born American photojournalist (1898–1995)

Alfred Flatow

b. 1869

German gymnast (1869–1942)

Alfred G. Gilman

b. 1941

American pharmacologist (1941–2015)

Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt

b. 1877

American businessman and sportsman (1877–1915)

Alfred Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe

b. 1865

British newspaper and publishing magnate (1865–1922)

Alfred Henry Maurer

b. 1868

American painter

Alfred Henry O'Keeffe

b. 1858

New Zealand artist and teacher

Alfred Hermann Fried

Austrian Jewish pacifist and publicist (1864–1921)

Alfred Hershey

American bacteriologist and geneticist (1908–1997)

Alfred Hitchcock

English filmmaker (1899–1980)