Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Marcel Breuer

b. 1902

Hungarian-American architect and designer (1902–1981)

Marcel Cadieux

b. 1915

Canadian civil servant and diplomat

Marcel Camus

b. 1912

French film director (1912–1982)

Marcel Carné

b. 1906

French film director (1906–1996)

Marcel Carrière

b. 1935

Canadian film director and sound engineer

Marcel Cerdan

b. 1916

French boxer (1916–1949)

Marcel Chaput

b. 1918

Canadian politician

Marcel Côté

Canadian economist and politician

Marcel Dassault

French aircraft industrialist (1892–1986)

Marcel Desailly

b. 1968

French footballer (born 1968)

Marcel Dionne

b. 1951

Canadian ice hockey player (born 1951)

Marcel Dost

b. 1969

Dutch decathlete

Marcel Duchamp

b. 1887

French-American painter, sculptor, and chess player (1887–1968)

Marcel Dupré

b. 1886

French organist, composer and pedagogue (1886–1971)

Marcel Fässler (racing driver)

b. 1976

Swiss racing driver (born 1976)

Marcel Goc

b. 1983

German ice hockey player (born 1983)

Marcel Herrand

b. 1897

French actor (1897–1953)

Marcel Hossa

b. 1981

Slovak ice hockey player (born 1981)

Marcel Janco

Romanian and Israeli visual artist, architect and art theorist

Marcel Junod

b. 1904

Swiss medical doctor

Marcel Ketelaer

b. 1977

German footballer

Marcel Lachemann

b. 1941

American baseball player and manager (born 1941)

Marcel Léger

b. 1930

Canadian politician

Marcel Marceau

French mime artist (1923–2007)