Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Max Irons

b. 1985

British actor (born 1985)

Max Jacob

b. 1876

French poet, painter, writer and critic

Max Kaminsky (musician)

American jazz trumpeter and bandleader (1908–1994)

Max Kampelman

b. 1920

American diplomat

Max Klinger

German artist (1857–1920)

Max Koegel

Nazi officer (1895–1946)

Max Kohnstamm

b. 1914

Dutch historian and diplomat (1914–2010)

Max Lanier

b. 1915

American baseball player (1915–2007)

Max Lercher

b. 1986

Austrian politician (born 1986)

Max Liebermann

b. 1847

German painter (1847–1935)

Max Linder

French actor and director (1883–1925)

Max Matsuura

b. 1964

Japanese record producer and entrepreneur

Max McGee

b. 1932

American football player (1932–2007)

Max McNab

Canadian ice hockey player (1924–2007)

Max Meldrum

Australian painter

Max Merritt

b. 1941

New Zealand-born singer-songwriter (1941–2020)

Max Meyer (footballer)

b. 1995

German footballer (born 1995)

Max Minghella

b. 1985

British actor (born 1985)

Max Mirnyi

b. 1977

Belarusian tennis player

Max Müller

British philologist (1823–1900)

Max Muncy

b. 1990

American baseball player (born 1990)

Max Mutchnick

b. 1965

American television producer (born 1965)

Max Mutzke

b. 1981

Musical artist

Max Nettlau

b. 1865

German anarchist and historian