Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Marcelinho Paraíba

b. 1975

Brazilian footballer

Marcelino Bernal

b. 1962

Mexican footballer (born 1962)

Marcell Jansen

b. 1985

German footballer (born 1985)

Marcell Ozuna

b. 1990

Dominican baseball player (born 1990)

Marcella Detroit

b. 1959

American singer, songwriter, and guitarist (born 1952)

Marcella Hazan

Italian-born American cookbook author

Marcella Mesker

b. 1959

Dutch tennis player

Marcellin Berthelot

b. 1827

French chemist and politician (1827–1907)

Marcello Alencar

Brazilian politician & lawyer (1925–2014)

Marcello Gandini

b. 1938

Italian car designer (1938–2024)

Marcello Mastroianni

b. 1924

Italian actor (1924–1996)

Marcello Toninelli

b. 1950

Italian comics writer (born 1950)

Marcellus Emants

Dutch novelist

Marcelo (footballer, born 1988)

b. 1988

Brazilian footballer (born 1988)

Marcelo Balboa

b. 1967

American soccer player (born 1967)

Marcelo Estigarribia

b. 1987

Paraguayan footballer (born 1987)

Marcelo H. del Pilar

b. 1850

Filipino writer, lawyer, and journalist

Marcelo Loffreda

b. 1959

Argentine rugby union player (born 1959)

Marcelo Rezende

Brazilian journalist and television presenter (1951–2017)

Marcelo Torcuato de Alvear

b. 1868

President of Argentina from 1922 to 1928

Marcey Jacobson

b. 1911

American photographer (1911–2009)

Marcia Barrett

b. 1948

British singer (born 1948)

Marcia Brown

American children's illustrator and writer (1918–2015)

Marcia Clark

b. 1953

American prosecutor, author, television correspondent, and producer