Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Marie-Louise Meilleur

Canadian supercentenarian (1880–1998)

Marie-Marguerite d'Youville

b. 1701

French Canadian saint (1701–1771)

Marie-Michèle Gagnon

b. 1989

Canadian alpine skier (born 1989)

Marie-Thérèse Houphouët-Boigny

b. 1930

Former First Lady of Ivory Coast (born 1930)

Marie-Victorin Kirouac

Canadian French botanist (1885–1944)

Marieke van Doorn

b. 1960

Dutch field hockey player (born 1960)

Mariele Ventre

b. 1939

Mariella Frostrup

b. 1962

Norwegian journalist and presenter (born 1962)

Marielle Franco

b. 1979

Brazilian politician and activist (1979–2018)

Marielle Goitschel

b. 1945

French alpine skier

Marietta Blau

b. 1894

Austrian nuclear physicist (1894–1970)

Mariette Hartley

b. 1940

American actress (born 1940)

Marija Šerifović

b. 1984

Serbian singer (born 1984)

Marija Šestak

b. 1979

Slovenian triple jumper

Marijac

French comics author (1908–1994)

Marijohn Wilkin

American songwriter (1920–2006)

Marijonas Petravičius

b. 1979

Lithuanian basketball player (born 1979)

Marika Koroibete

b. 1992

Australia international rugby union & Fiji international rugby league footballer

Marika Kotopouli

b. 1887

Greek actress (1887–1954)

Marika Krevata

Greek actress (1910–1994)

Mariko Kouda

b. 1969

Japanese actress (born 1969)

Mariko Yamamoto

b. 1983

Japanese cricketer (born 1983)

Marilena de Souza Chaui

b. 1941

Brazilian philosopher

Marília Mendonça

Brazilian singer and songwriter (1995–2021)