Leading Figures in History

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

39110 persons found

Miriam Schapiro

Canadian artist (1923–2015)

Mirjam Björklund

b. 1998

Swedish tennis player (born 1998)

Mirko and Stjepan Seljan

Croatian explorers

Miro Cerar

b. 1963

Slovenian lawyer and politician

Miro Heiskanen

b. 1999

Finnish ice hockey player (born 1999)

Miroslav Dvořák (ice hockey)

Czechoslovak ice hockey player

Miroslav Kadlec

b. 1964

Czech footballer

Miroslav Klose

b. 1978

German football manager (born 1978)

Miroslav Krleža

b. 1893

Croatian writer (1893–1981)

Mirra Andreeva

b. 2007

Russian tennis player (born 2007)

Mirza Ali-Akbar Sabir

b. 1862

Azerbaijani poet (1862–1911)

Mirza Ghulam Ahmad

Indian religious leader and founder of the Ahmadiyya community (1835–1908)

Mirza Muhammad Yusuf Ali

Former Bengali writer and reformer in British Occupied India

Misaki Doi

b. 1991

Japanese tennis player (born 1991)

Misaki Ito

b. 1977

Japanese actress and model

Misako Uno

b. 1986

Musical artist (born 1986)

Misbah-ul-Haq

b. 1974

Pakistani cricketer

Misha Collins

b. 1974

American actor

Misha Glenny

b. 1958

English journalist and broadcaster (1958)

Misha Verbitsky

b. 1969

Russian mathematician (born 1969)

Mishaal Al-Saeed

b. 1983

Saudi Arabian footballer

Mishuk Munier

Bangladeshi journalist (1959–2011)

Miss Elizabeth

American professional wrestling manager (1960–2003)

Missy Elliott

b. 1971

American rapper (born 1971)