Leading Figures in History

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

39110 persons found

Mikio Naruse

b. 1905

Japanese filmmaker (1905–1969)

Mikis Theodorakis

b. 1925

Greek composer (1925–2021)

Mikk Pahapill

b. 1983

Estonian decathlete

Mikko Hirvonen

b. 1980

Finnish rally driver (born 1980)

Miklós Fehér

b. 1979

Hungarian footballer (1979–2004)

Miklós Horthy

b. 1868

Regent of Hungary from 1920 to 1944

Miklós Rózsa

b. 1907

Hungarian-American composer (1907–1995)

Mikołaj Krzysztof Radziwiłł the Orphan

b. 1549

Polish–Lithuanian nobleman (1549–1616)

Mila Kunis

b. 1983

American actress (born 1983)

Mila Mulroney

b. 1953

Wife of the 18th Prime Minister of Canada, Brian Mulroney

Milada Horáková

Czech politician and lawyer

Milan Gaľa

Slovak politician

Milan Hnilička

b. 1973

Czech ice hockey player

Milan Hodža

Slovak politician and journalist

Milan I of Serbia

b. 1854

Monarch of Serbia from 1868 to 1889

Milan Komar

b. 1921

Slovene Argentine Catholic philosopher and essayist (1921–2006)

Milan Kundera

Czech and French novelist (1929–2023)

Milan N. Popović

Serbian psychiatrist

Milan Rastislav Štefánik

Slovak politician, aviator, and astronomer (1880–1919)

Milan Vidmar

b. 1885

Slovenian chess grandmaster (1885–1962)

Milan Vukcevich

Serbian chess player (1937–2003)

Milan Williams

American musician (1948–2006)

Milano Collection A. T.

b. 1976

Japanese professional wrestler

Milburn Stone

American actor (1904–1980)