Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Makis Nikolaidis

b. 1978

Greek-Cypriot basketball player

Mako (actor)

Japanese and American actor (1933–2006)

Mako Komuro

b. 1991

Former Japanese princess (born 1991)

Makoto Ogawa

b. 1987

Japanese singer and actress (born 1987)

Makoto Tamada

b. 1976

Japanese motorcycle racer

Makrand Mehta

b. 1931

Indian historian (1931–2024)

Maksim Bahdanovich

Belarusian writer

Maksim Tank

b. 1912

Belarusian poet

Maksym Bilyi (footballer, born 1989)

Ukrainian footballer

Mal Donaghy

b. 1957

Northern Irish footballer

Mal Evans

b. 1935

English road manager (1935–1976)

Mal Meninga

b. 1960

Australian rugby league footballer (born 1960)

Mal Waldron

b. 1925

American jazz pianist and composer (1925–2002)

Mal Whitfield

b. 1924

Tuskegee Airman and US Olympic athlete 1924–2015)

Mala Powers

American actress (1931–2007)

Malak Hifni Nasif

Egyptian feminist (1886 – 1918)

Malala Yousafzai

b. 1997

Pakistani education activist (born 1997)

Malcolm Arnold

English composer (1921–2006)

Malcolm Baldrige Jr.

b. 1922

American businessman (1922–1987)

Malcolm Bilson

b. 1935

American pianist and musicologist

Malcolm Bradbury

b. 1932

English author and academic (1932–2000)

Malcolm Browne

b. 1931

American photographer and journalist (1931–2012)

Malcolm Cowley

b. 1898

American writer (1898–1989)

Malcolm Douglas (documentary maker)

Australian filmmaker