Leading Figures in History

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

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MS Dhoni

b. 1981

Indian cricketer (born 1981)

Ms. Dynamite

b. 1981

British rapper (born 1981)

Mstislav Dobuzhinsky

b. 1875

Russian and Lithuanian artist

Mstislav Rostropovich

Russian-American cellist and conductor (1927–2007)

Mswati III

b. 1968

King of Eswatini and custodian of Swazi tradition since 1986

Mu'awiya I

Founder of the Umayyad Caliphate

Mu'in ad-Din Unur

Ruler of Damascus from 1140 to 1149

Mu'in al-Din Parwana

Ruler of Sinope from 1265 to 1277

Muath al-Kasasbeh

b. 1988

Jordanian pilot murdered by ISIL in 2015

Muazzez İlmiye Çığ

b. 1914

Turkish librarian, writer, and supercentenarian (1914–2024)

Mudashiru Lawal

Nigerian footballer (1954–1991)

Mudcat Grant

b. 1935

American baseball player (1935–2021)

Muddy Waters

American blues musician (1913–1983)

Mufaddal Saifuddin

b. 1946

53rd Da'i al-Mutlaq of the Dawoodi Bohra

Muffy Calder

b. 1958

Computer Scientist

Muhammad

Founder of Islam (c. 570–632)

Muhammad Abduh

Egyptian jurist and theologian (1849–1905)

Muhammad al-Bukhari

b. 810

Islamic hadith scholar (810–870)

Muhammad al-Mahdi

b. 869

Twelfth and last of the Twelve Shia Imams

Muhammad Ali

American boxer and activist (1942–2016)

Muhammad Ali of Egypt

Ruler of Egypt from 1805 to 1848

Muhammad Azam Shah

b. 1653

Mughal emperor in 1707

Muhammad ibn al-Qasim

Umayyad general and governor of Sindh (695–715)

Muhammad ibn Tughj al-Ikhshid

Ruler of Egypt and the Levant from 935 to 946