Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Maurice Jarre

b. 1924

French composer (1924–2009)

Maurice Jaubert

French composer (1900–1940)

Maurice Johnston (British Army officer)

b. 1929

British army officer (1929–2024)

Maurice K. Goddard

b. 1912

American politician

Maurice Kottelat

b. 1957

Swiss ichthyologist

Maurice Lévy

French engineer (1838–1910)

Maurice Leyland

b. 1900

English cricketer (1900–1967)

Maurice Maeterlinck

Belgian playwright and essayist (1862–1949)

Maurice Maillot

b. 1906

French actor

Maurice Moore (Irish republican)

Maurice O'Neill (Irish republican)

Irish activist (executed 1942)

Maurice Odumbe

b. 1969

Kenyan cricketer

Maurice Papon

b. 1910

French policeman, politician, and Axis collaborator (1910–2007)

Maurice Perrault

b. 1857

Canadian politician

Maurice Pialat

b. 1925

French filmmaker (1925–2003)

Maurice Prather

b. 1926

American film director

Maurice Prendergast

b. 1858

American painter

Maurice R. Greenberg

b. 1925

American business executive (born 1925)

Maurice Rabb Jr.

b. 1932

American ophthalmologist (1932–2005)

Maurice Raoul-Duval

b. 1866

French polo player

Maurice Richard

Canadian ice hockey player (1921–2000)

Maurice Rouvier

b. 1842

French statesman (1842–1911)

Maurice Roy

20th-century Canadian Catholic cardinal

Maurice Saatchi, Baron Saatchi

b. 1946

British businessman and politician (born 1946)