Leading Figures in History

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

39110 persons found

Michalis Romanidis

b. 1966

Greek basketball player (born 1966)

Micheál O'Brien

Irish Gaelic footballer and hurler

Michel Audiard

b. 1920

French screenwriter and film director (1920-1985)

Michel Bastarache

b. 1947

Canadian judge (born 1947)

Michel Bastos

b. 1983

Brazilian footballer (born 1983)

Michel Berger

French singer and songwriter (1947–1992)

Michel Bergeron

b. 1946

Canadian former ice hockey coach

Michel Blanc

b. 1952

French actor, writer and director (1952–2024)

Michel Brault

b. 1928

Canadian filmmaker

Michel Breistroff

French ice hockey player

Michel Bussi

b. 1965

French author (born 1965)

Michel Clair

b. 1950

Canadian politician (born 1950)

Michel Colombier

b. 1939

French composer, arranger, conductor (1939–2004)

Michel d'Ornano

b. 1924

French politician (1924–1991)

Michel Daerden

Belgian politician

Michel de Beaupuy

b. 1755

French soldier (1755–1796)

Michel Debré

Prime Minister of France from 1959 to 1962

Michel Déon

b. 1919

French novelist and literary columnist

Michel Desjoyeaux

b. 1965

French sailor

Michel Donnet

Michel Fokine

b. 1880

Russian choreographer (1880–1942)

Michel Foucault

French philosopher (1926–1984)

Michel Gondry

b. 1963

French film director

Michel Kikoine

b. 1892

Belarusian-French painter