Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Mateen Cleaves

b. 1977

American basketball player (born 1977)

Mateja Svet

b. 1968

Slovenian alpine skier

Mateo de Toro Zambrano

b. 1685

Spanish colonial administrator of Chile (1727–1811)

Mateo Kovačić

b. 1994

Croatian footballer (born 1994)

Mateo Musacchio

b. 1990

Argentine footballer (born 1990)

Mateo Retegui

b. 1999

Footballer (born 1999)

Mateusz Morawiecki

b. 1968

Prime Minister of Poland from 2017 to 2023

Mathé Altéry

b. 1927

French soprano

Matheus Cunha

b. 1999

Brazilian footballer (born 1999)

Matheus Leist

b. 1998

Brazilian racing driver (born 1998)

Matheus Nunes

b. 1998

Footballer (born 1998)

Mathew Barzal

b. 1997

Canadian ice hockey player (born 1997)

Mathew Batsiua

b. 1971

Nauruan politician

Mathew Brady

b. 1822

American photographer (1822–1896)

Mathew Horne

b. 1978

English actor

Mathew Sinclair

b. 1975

New Zealand cricketer

Mathews Barnabas

b. 1924

Mathias Dyngeland

b. 1995

Norwegian footballer (born 1995)

Mathias Rust

b. 1968

German activist, landed a plane near Red Square in Moscow in 1987

Mathieu Amalric

b. 1965

French actor and filmmaker (born 1965)

Mathieu Biron

b. 1980

Canadian ice hockey player (born 1980)

Mathieu Crépel

b. 1984

French snowboarder (born 1984)

Mathieu Debuchy

b. 1985

French association football player (born 1985)

Mathieu Jaboulay

b. 1860

French surgeon