Leading Figures in History

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

39110 persons found

Monica Lin Brown

b. 1988

American combat medic (born 1988)

Monica Lovinescu

Romanian essayist

Monica Nielsen (politician)

b. 1974

Norwegian politician (born 1974)

Monica Potter

b. 1971

American actress (born 1971)

Monica Raymund

b. 1986

American actress (born 1986)

Monica Sjöö

Swedish painter, writer and anarcho/eco-feminist

Monica Zetterlund

Swedish jazz singer and actress (1937–2005)

Monika Bergmann-Schmuderer

b. 1978

German alpine skier (born 1978)

Monika Christodoulou

b. 1985

Musical artist

Monika Tsõganova

b. 1969

Estonian chess player (born 1969)

Monique Gagnon-Tremblay

b. 1940

Canadian politician (born 1940)

Montagu Toller

English cricketer (1871–1948)

Montague Summers

English writer (1880–1948)

Monte Hellman

American film director, producer and editor (1929–2021)

Monte Kiffin

American football coach (1940–2024)

Monté Morris

b. 1995

American basketball player (born 1995)

Monteiro Lobato

Brazilian writer (1882–1948)

Montel Williams

b. 1956

American television host and actor (born 1956)

Montgolfier brothers

18th-century French inventors

Montgomery Blair

b. 1813

American lawyer and politician (1813–1883)

Montgomery Clift

American actor (1920–1966)

Monti Davis

b. 1958

American basketball player (1958–2013)

Montserrat Lombard

b. 1982

British actress

Monty Alexander

b. 1944

Jamaican pianist (born 1944)