Leading Figures in History

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

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Muhammad III of Shirvan

Shirvanshah

Muhammad Iqbal

Islamic philosopher and poet (1877–1938)

Muhammad Shah

b. 1702

Mughal emperor from 1719 to 1748

Muhammad Yunus

b. 1940

Bangladeshi economist and statesman (born 1940)

Muhammadu Buhari

President of Nigeria (1983–1985; 2015–2023)

Muhammed bin Saud Al Saud

Saudi royal and politician (1934–2012)

Muhammed Faris

b. 1951

Syrian military aviator and cosmonaut (1951–2024)

Muhammed Hamdi Yazır

Turkish philosopher and theologian (1878-1942)

Muhsin Ertuğrul

Turkish actor and director

Muireadhach III, Earl of Menteith

Muiris Ó Súilleabháin

Irish author (1904–1950)

Mukesh Ambani

b. 1957

Indian businessman (born 1957)

Mukhu Aliyev

b. 1940

Russian politician

Mulgrew Miller

American jazz pianist (1955–2013)

Multiplayer online battle arena

b. 1984

Video game genre

Mumia Abu-Jamal

b. 1954

American incarcerated activist (born 1954)

Mumtaz (Indian actress)

b. 1947

Indian actress (born 1947)

Mumtaz Hamid Rao

b. 1941

Mumtaz Mahal

b. 1593

Empress of the Mughal Empire from 1628 to 1631

Munir Ahmad Khan

Pakistani nuclear engineer (1926–1999)

Munir Hussain (commentator)

Cricket commentator

Murad I

Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1362 to 1389

Murad III

b. 1546

Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1574 to 1595

Murad IV

b. 1612

Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1623 to 1640