Leading Figures in History

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

39103 persons found

Andrew Woolfolk

American saxophonist (1950–2022)

Andrew Wyeth

b. 1917

American visual artist (1917–2009)

Andrey Arshavin

b. 1981

Russian footballer (born 1981)

Andrey Bogolyubsky

Grand Prince of Vladimir from 1157 to 1174

Andrey Borodin

b. 1967

Russian banker and economist

Andrey Kolmogorov

b. 1903

Soviet mathematician (1903–1987)

Andrey Markov

b. 1856

Russian mathematician (1856–1922)

Andrey Osterman

Russian statesman, vice-chancellor of Russian Empire (d. 1747)

Andrey Plotnikov

b. 1967

Russian race walker

Andrey Polukeyev

b. 1981

Russian sprinter (born 1981)

Andrey Yepishin

b. 1981

Russian sprinter

Andri Eleftheriou

b. 1984

Cypriot sport shooter (born 1984)

Andries Pretorius

South African politician (1798–1853)

Andrija Štampar

Croatian scholar (1888 - 1958)

Andriy Bal

Ukrainian footballer and coach

Andriy Hrivko

b. 1983

Road bicycle racer

Andriy Kovalenco

b. 1971

Spain, Ukraine & USSR international rugby union player

Andriy Kuzmenko

b. 1968

Ukrainian musical artist (1968–2015)

Andriy Voronin

b. 1979

Ukrainian football manager (born 1979)

Andriyan Nikolayev

Soviet cosmonaut (1929–2004)

Andronikos III Palaiologos

Byzantine emperor from 1328 to 1341

Andronikos IV Palaiologos

Byzantine emperor from 1376 to 1379

Andronikos Palaiologos Kantakouzenos

Byzantine nobleman, Grand Domestic, son of Demetrios I Kantakouzenos

Andros Townsend

b. 1991

English footballer (born 1991)