Leading Figures in History

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

39103 persons found

Angelos Terzakis

Greek writer (1907–1979)

Angharad Rees

b. 1944

British actress (1944–2012)

Angie Harmon

b. 1972

American actress (born 1972)

Angry Anderson

b. 1947

Australian rock singer (born 1947)

Angus Bethune (politician)

Australian politician

Angus Cloud

b. 1998

American actor (1998–2023)

Angus Fraser

b. 1965

English cricketer (born 1965)

Angus L. Macdonald

b. 1890

Premier of Nova Scotia from 1933 to 1940

Angus MacAskill

Strongman champion (1825–1863)

Angus MacFarlane-Grieve

British academic, mathematician, rower and British Army officer

Angus MacLean

b. 1914

Canadian politician

Angus Scrimm

b. 1926

American actor, author, and journalist

Angus Tait

New Zealand businessman (1919–2007)

Angus Wilson

b. 1913

British author (1913–1991)

Ani Yudhoyono

First Lady of Indonesia

Aníbal Cavaco Silva

b. 1939

Portuguese economist and politician (born 1939)

Aníbal Moreno

b. 1999

Argentine footballer (born 1999)

Anil Ambani

b. 1959

Indian businessman (born 1959)

Änis Ben-Hatira

b. 1988

Tunisian footballer

Anis Mansour

b. 1925

Egyptian writer

Anișoara Cușmir-Stanciu

b. 1962

Romanian long jumper (born 1962)

Anissa Jones

American child actress (1958–1976)

Anita Brookner

b. 1928

English novelist and art historian (1928–2016)

Anita Desai

b. 1937

Indian novelist (born 1937)