Leading Figures in History

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

39110 persons found

Mike Tyson

b. 1966

American boxer and media personality (born 1966)

Mike Velarde

b. 1939

Filipino television evangelist

Mike Vickers

b. 1940

English musician (born 1940)

Mike Vogel

b. 1979

American actor

Mike Vrabel

b. 1975

American football coach & player (born 1975)

Mike Wallace

b. 1918

American journalist (1918–2012)

Mike Wallace (American football)

b. 1986

American football player (born 1986)

Mike Weir

b. 1970

Canadian professional golfer (born 1970)

Mike Weston

b. 1938

England international rugby union player and cricketer (1938–2023)

Mike White (filmmaker)

b. 1970

American actor, writer and producer (born 1970)

Mike Wieringo

b. 1963

American comic book artist (1963–2007)

Mike Willesee

b. 1942

Australian television presenter (1942–2019)

Mike Wingfield

b. 1954

South African professor of forestry

Mike Witt

b. 1960

American baseball player (born 1960)

Mike Yastrzemski

b. 1990

American baseball player (born 1990)

Mike Zuke

b. 1954

Canadian ice hockey player (born 1954)

Mikel Merino

b. 1996

Spanish footballer (born 1996)

Mikel Oyarzabal

b. 1997

Spanish footballer (born 1997)

Mikey Sheehy

b. 1954

Irish Gaelic footballer

Mikey Whipwreck

b. 1973

American professional wrestler and trainer (born 1973)

Mikey Williams (basketball, born 2004)

b. 2004

American basketball player (born 2004)

Mikhail Alekseev (linguist)

Mikhail Bakunin

b. 1814

Russian revolutionary anarchist and philosopher (1814–1876)

Mikhail Botvinnik

Soviet chess grandmaster (1911–1995)