Leading Figures in History

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

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Maria Caserini

b. 1884

Italian actress (1884–1969)

Maria Christina of Austria

b. 1858

Queen of Spain from 1879 to 1885

Maria Christina, Duchess of Teschen

b. 1742

Duchess of Teschen from 1766 to 1798

Maria Clementina Sobieska

b. 1702

Consort of the Jacobite pretender

María Conchita Alonso

b. 1957

Cuban singer (born 1955)

María Corina Machado

b. 1967

Venezuelan politician and activist (born 1967)

Maria Cristina of Savoy

b. 1812

Queen of the Two Sicilies from 1832 to 1836, beatified by the Catholic Church

Maria Cunitz

German astronomer (1610–1664)

Maria Czaplicka

b. 1884

Polish anthropologist

Maria de Fátima Silva de Sequeira Dias

b. 1958

María de la Cruz

b. 1912

Chilean activist

María de la Purísima Salvat Romero

Spanish Roman Catholic nun

María de las Mercedes Adam de Aróstegui

b. 1873

Cuban pianist and composer

María de Molina

Queen of Castile and León from 1284 to 1295

María de Villota

Spanish racing driver

María de Zayas

b. 1590

Spanish writer (c. 1590 - 1661)

Maria Doolaeghe

b. 1803

Flemish writer

Maria Doyle Kennedy

b. 1964

Irish singer and actress

Maria Dulęba

Polish actress (1881–1959)

María Duval (Mexican actress)

b. 1937

Mexican actress and singer

María Elena Velasco

Mexican actress, comedian, singer-songwriter and dancer (1940–2015)

Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg

b. 1599

Queen of Sweden from 1620 to 1632

Maria Feodorovna (Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg)

b. 1759

Empress of Russia from 1796 to 1801

Maria Filatova

b. 1961

Soviet gymnast (born 1961)