Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Maya Kingma

b. 1995

Dutch triathlete

Maya Kobayashi

b. 1979

Japanese journalist (born 1979)

Maya Lin

b. 1959

American designer and artist (born 1959)

Maya Moore

b. 1989

American basketball player (born 1989)

Maya Nasser

b. 1979

Syrian journalist and reporter

Maya Plisetskaya

Russian ballet dancer (1925–2015)

Maya Rudolph

b. 1972

American actress and comedian (born 1972)

Maya Yoshida

b. 1988

Japanese footballer (born 1988)

Mayar Sherif

b. 1996

Egyptian tennis player (born 1996)

Maybelle Carter

b. 1909

American country musician (1909–1978)

Mayer Amschel Rothschild

German banker (1744–1812)

Mayer Zald

Maymay Entrata

b. 1997

Filipino actress and singer (born 1997)

Mayme Agnew Clayton

b. 1922

American librarian (1923–2006)

Maynard Ferguson

b. 1928

Canadian jazz trumpeter and bandleader (1928–2006)

Maynard James Keenan

b. 1964

American singer (born 1964)

Maynor Figueroa

b. 1983

Honduran footballer (born 1983)

Mayo Kaan

Bodybuilder

Mayra Gómez Kemp

Cuban-Spanish television host and actress (1948–2024)

Mayte Martínez

b. 1976

Spanish athletics competitor (born 1976)

Mayumi Kojima

b. 1972

Japanese Shibuya-kei musician (born 1972)

Mayumi Ozaki

b. 1968

Japanese professional wrestler (born 1968)

Mazharul Haque (cricketer)

b. 1980

Bangladeshi cricketer (1980–2013)

Mazie Hirono

b. 1947

American lawyer and politician (born 1947)