Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Mary Kay Bergman

b. 1961

American voice actress and voice-over teacher (1961–1999)

Mary Kay Letourneau

American sex offender (1962–2020)

Mary Kay Place

b. 1947

American actress (born 1947)

Mary Kenner

b. 1912

American inventor (1912–2006)

Mary Kingsley

English ethnographer, scientific writer and explorer (1862–1900)

Mary Lee (actress)

b. 1924

American actress and singer

Mary Lee (singer)

b. 1921

Scottish singer (1921–2022)

Mary Lee Settle

b. 1918

American writer (1918–2005)

Mary Leona Gage

American actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder

Mary Lou McDonald

b. 1969

Irish politician (born 1969)

Mary Lou Williams

b. 1910

American jazz pianist and composer (1910–1981)

Mary Louise Booth

b. 1831

American editor, translator and writer

Mary Louise Rasmuson

American military officer

Mary Lynn Rajskub

b. 1971

American actress and comedian

Mary MacKillop

Australian religious sister and saint (1842–1909)

Mary Magdalene de' Pazzi

Italian Carmelite mystic and saint

Mary Mallon

b. 1869

Irish-American cook who was a carrier of typhoid fever in New York

Mary Martin

American singer and actress (1913–1990)

Mary McAleese

b. 1951

President of Ireland from 1997 to 2011

Mary McCarthy (American writer)

American novelist and political activist (1912–1989)

Mary McCarthy (author)

b. 1912

American novelist and political activist (1912–1989)

Mary McDonnell

b. 1952

American actress (born 1952)

Mary McFadden

American fashion designer (1938–2024)

Mary McGrory

b. 1918

American journalist and columnist (1918–2004)