Leading Figures in History

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

39110 persons found

Miguel Ángel Lotina

b. 1957

Spanish football manager (born 1957)

Miguel Ángel Nadal

b. 1966

Spanish footballer

Miguel Arraes

Brazilian lawyer and politician

Miguel Cabrera

b. 1983

Venezuelan baseball player (born 1983)

Miguel da Paz, Prince of Portugal

b. 1498

Iberian heir apparent (1498–1500)

Miguel de Azcuénaga

b. 1754

Argentine army officer and politician (1754–1833)

Miguel de Benavides

Spanish clergyman and sinologist (d. 1605)

Miguel de Cervantes

Spanish writer (1547–1616)

Miguel Facussé Barjum

Honduran businessman (1924–2015)

Miguel González (pitcher)

b. 1984

Mexican baseball player (born 1984)

Miguel Grau

b. 1834

Peruvian Navy officer and politician

Miguel Gutiérrez (footballer, born 2001)

b. 2001

Spanish footballer

Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla

b. 1753

Mexican Catholic preacher (1753–1811)

Miguel Induráin

b. 1964

Spanish cyclist (born 1964)

Miguel Layún

b. 1988

Mexican footballer (born 1988)

Miguel Llera

b. 1979

Spanish footballer and manager

Miguel López de Legazpi

Spanish conquistador, navigator, and colonial administrator (1502–1572)

Miguel Méndez

American writer and educator (1930–2013)

Miguel Mendonça

b. 1973

Anglo-Azorean writer (born 1973)

Miguel Miramón

President of Mexico from 1859 to 1860

Miguel Muñoz

Spanish footballer and manager (1922–1990)

Miguel Olivo

b. 1978

Dominican baseball player (born 1978)

Miguel Ortiz Berrocal

Spanish sculptor

Miguel Pate

b. 1979

American track and field athlete