Leading Figures in History

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

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Ali al-Sistani

b. 1930

Islamic scholar (born 1930)

Ali Ashraf Darvishian

Iranian writer (1941–2017)

Ali Bacher

b. 1942

South African cricketer (born 1942)

Ali Bahar

Bahraini musical artist (1960–2011)

Ali Bey al-Kabir

Mamluk leader in Egypt

Ali Boussaboun

b. 1979

Dutch-Moroccan football player

Ali Carter

b. 1979

English professional snooker player

Ali Divandari

b. 1957

Ali Hadi Bara

Turkish sculptor

Ali Hassan Mwinyi

b. 1925

Tanzanian statesman (1925–2024)

Ali Haydar (Syrian army officer)

Syrian military officer (1932–2022)

Ali ibn Isa ibn al-Jarrah

10th-century official of the Abbasid Caliphate

Ali Kafi

Chairman of the High Council of State from 1992 to 1994

Ali Khamenei

b. 1939

Supreme Leader of Iran from 1989 to 2026

Ali Krieger

b. 1984

American soccer player (born 1984)

Ali Mazrui

Kenyan academic (1933–2014)

Ali Naci Karacan

Turkish journalist and publisher

Ali Parvin

b. 1946

Iranian football player and coach

Ali Podrimja

Albanian poet

Ali Riley

b. 1987

New Zealand footballer (born 1987)

Ali Saip Ursavaş

Turkish politician

Ali Sami Yen

b. 1886

Turkish footballer and sports manager (1886–1951)

Ali Shah (cricketer)

b. 1959

Zimbabwean cricketer (born 1959)

Ali Shariati

Iranian sociologist and philosopher (1933–1977)