Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Melody Thornton

b. 1984

American singer and television personality (born 1984)

Melora Hardin

b. 1967

American actress (born 1967)

Melora Walters

b. 1959

American actress

Melozzo da Forlì

Italian architect and painter (c. 1438–1494)

Melville Elijah Stone

b. 1848

American journalist

Melville Fuller

Chief Justice of the United States from 1888 to 1910

Melville Ruick

b. 1898

American actor (1898–1972)

Melville Shavelson

American screenwriter

Melvin Belli

American lawyer (1907–1996)

Melvin Booker

b. 1972

American basketball player (born 1972)

Melvin Burgess

b. 1954

British writer of children's fiction (born 1954)

Melvin Charney

b. 1935

Canadian artist and architect

Melvin Franklin

b. 1942

American bass singer (1942–1995)

Melvin Ingram

b. 1989

American football player (born 1989)

Melvin Purvis

b. 1903

American FBI agent (1903–1960)

Melvin Schwartz

American physicist

Melvin Sokolsky

b. 1933

American photographer and film director (1933–2022)

Melvin Storer

b. 1921

U.S. Navy shipfitter (1921–2003)

Melvin Van Peebles

b. 1932

American actor and filmmaker (1932–2021)

Melvyn Bragg

b. 1939

British broadcaster and author (born 1939)

Melvyn Douglas

American actor (1901–1981)

Memduh Ün

Turkish film producer

Memphis Bleek

b. 1978

American rapper (born 1978)

Memphis Minnie

b. 1897

American blues guitarist and singer-songwriter (1897–1973)