Browse Historical People

Discover ancestors and historical figures in our database of 133,342 people with archival photographs and biographical details.

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133,342 people found

Abby Holliday

b. 1998 singer-songwriter, vocalist Cincinnati

Abby Kelley Foster

1811–1887 suffragette, women's rights activist Pelham

Abby Morton Diaz

1821–1904 activist, children's writer, educator, writer Plymouth

Abby Scott Baker

Abby Snow Belden

1896–1969 physical education teacher

Abby Steiner

b. 1999 association football player, athletics competitor, runner Dublin

Abby Williams Hill

1861–1943 painter Grinnell

Abbé Pierre

1912–2007 Catholic military chaplain, Catholic priest, French resistance fighter, politician 4th arrondissement of Lyon

Abbé Rous

1828–1897 vicar Prades

Abd El Aziz Muhammad Hegazi

1923–2014 economist, politician

Abd El-Karim Sakr

1918–1994 association football player Cairo

Abd El-aliem Hegab

1880–1942 writer

Abd al-Basit Muhammad Sayyid

1943–2020 physician, writer Asyut

Abd al-Fattah Qal'aji

1938–2023 journalist, novelist, playwright, poet, school teacher

Abd al-Hamid Abu Zayd

1918–1948 aircraft pilot Egypt

Abd al-Hussein al-Azri

1880–1954 essayist, journal editor, journalist, novelist, poet, writer Baghdad

Abd al-Ilah

1913–1958 military personnel, politician Ta'if

Abd al-Karim Jawad

b. 1960 playwright, theatrical director

Abd al-Karim Khalifa

1924–2020 linguist, literary scholar, university teacher, writer Salt

Abd al-Mawla Muhammad Baghdadi

1938–2020 poet, university teacher, writer Tripoli

Abd al-Qadir Badran

1864–1927 Islamic jurist, journal editor, journalist, literary scholar, poet, teacher, ulema, writer Douma

Abd al-Qadir al-Husayni

1907–1948 militant, politician Jerusalem

Abd ar-Rahman al-Bazzaz

1913–1973 diplomat, judge, politician, university teacher, writer Baghdad

Abdallah Belkhair

b. 1950 singer

Abdallah Farhat

1914–1985 politician

Abdallah Lamrani

1946–2019 association football player Morocco

Abdallah Mishrif

b. 1942 actor Cairo

Abdallah Moughrabi

b. 1995 association football player

Abdallah Sima

b. 2001 association football player Dakar

Abdalle Mumin

b. 1986 human rights defender, journalist

Abde Ezzalzouli

b. 2001 association football player Beni Mellal

Abdel Achrian

b. 1970 actor Jakarta

Abdel Aziz el Mountassir

b. 1958 actor Ait Attab

Abdel Bouzbiba

b. 1973

Abdel Hadi Al Sabbagh

b. 1950 actor

Abdel Hakim Amer

1919–1967 military officer, politician Astal

Abdel Moneim Abdel Hai

1922–1975 military officer, poet, writer

Abdel Rahman Hassan

b. 1992 actor Cairo

Abdel-Halim Caracalla

b. 2000 artist, dancer, theatrical director

Abdel-Halim Mahmoud

1910–1978 imam, writer Belbis

Abdel-Kader Abbes

1914–1995 sport cyclist Djendel

Abdelaali Hassani Cherif

b. 1966 politician M'Sila

Abdelatif Sadiki

b. 1999 athletics competitor

Abdelaziz Makhyoun

b. 1946 actor Abou Homs

Abdelhak Mrini

1934–2025 historian, official, writer Rabat

Abdelhak Zerouali

b. 1952 actor, character actor, film actor, playwright, poet, stage actor, theatrical director Fez

Abdelhamid Ben Badis

1889–1940 journal editor, journalist, teacher, ulema Constantine

Abdelhamid Hergal

b. 1959 association football player Tunis

Abdelkader El Ansari

b. 1962 diplomat Nador

Abdelkader Mesli

1902–1961 French resistance fighter, imam Khemis Miliana