Leading Figures in History

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

58072 persons found

Alla Kazanskaya

b. 1920

Russian actress

Alla Kushnir

Soviet-Israeli chess player and classicist (1941–2013)

Alla Nazimova

b. 1879

Russian-American actress (1879–1945)

Allahshukur Pashazade

b. 1949

Azerbaijani Shaykh al-Islam (born 1949)

Allan Alaküla

b. 1968

Estonian journalist

Allan Blakeney

Premier of Saskatchewan from 1971 to 1982

Allan Bloom

b. 1930

American philosopher, classicist, and academician (1930–1992)

Allan Border

b. 1955

Australian cricketer (born 1955)

Allan Carr

b. 1937

American producer (1937–1999)

Allan Chapman (historian)

b. 1946

British historian of science (1946–2026)

Allan Cunningham (author)

Scottish poet and author (1784–1842)

Allan Davis (cyclist)

b. 1980

Australian road racing cyclist

Allan Donald

b. 1966

South African cricketer

Allan Evans (footballer)

b. 1956

Scottish footballer (born 1956)

Allan Fotheringham

b. 1932

Canadian journalist (1932–2020)

Allan Francovich

American film producer

Allan Gotthelf

American philosopher

Allan Grice

b. 1942

Australian racing driver and politician (born 1942)

Allan Hendrickse

b. 1927

South African politician (1927–2005)

Allan Holdsworth

b. 1946

British jazz musician (1946–2017)

Allan Houser

b. 1914

American sculptor and painter

Allan Houston

b. 1971

American basketball player (born 1971)

Allan Jeans

Australian rules footballer, born 1933

Allan Jones (actor)

b. 1907

American actor and tenor (1907–1992)