Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Mahidol Adulyadej

Member of the Thai royal family (1892–1929)

Mahim Bora

b. 1924

Indian writer and educationist (1924–2016)

Mahmoud Abbas

b. 1935

President of Palestine since 2005

Mahmoud Abdel Aziz

Egyptian actor (1946–2016)

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

b. 1956

President of Iran from 2005 to 2013

Mahmoud Darwish

Palestinian author and poet (1941–2008)

Mahmoud Dowlatabadi

b. 1940

Iranian writer and actor

Mahmoud El Khatib

b. 1954

Egyptian footballer (born 1954)

Mahmoud Mokhtar

b. 1891

Egyptian sculptor (1891–1934)

Mahmoud Saremi

Iranian reporter killed by the Taliban in 1998

Mahmoud Zoufonoun

Musical artist

Mahmud I

b. 1696

Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1730 to 1754

Mahmud II

Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1808 to 1839

Mahmud of Ghazni

Ghaznavid sultan from 998 to 1030 (971–1030)

Mahmud Shevket Pasha

Ottoman military commander and statesman (1856–1913)

Mahn Ba Khaing

b. 1903

Burmese politician

Maʻafu Tukuiʻaulahi

b. 1955

Tongan politician and noble (1955–2021)

Mai Zetterling

b. 1925

Swedish actress (1925–1994)

Maia Mitchell

b. 1993

Australian actress (born 1993)

Maia Morgenstern

b. 1962

Romanian actress (born 1962)

Maia Shibutani

b. 1994

American ice dancer (born 1994)

Maia Wojciechowska

Polish-American children's writer

Maica García Godoy

b. 1990

Spanish water polo player (born 1990)

Maicon (footballer, born 1981)

b. 1981

Brazilian footballer (born 1981)