Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Michael Duberry

b. 1975

English footballer

Michael Dudikoff

b. 1954

American actor

Michael Dukakis

b. 1933

American politician and lawyer (born 1933)

Michael Durant

b. 1961

American combat pilot (born 1961)

Michael Dweck

b. 1957

American visual artist and filmmaker

Michael E. Brown

b. 1965

American astronomer (born 1965)

Michael Ealy

b. 1973

American actor (born 1973)

Michael Earl (puppeteer)

b. 1959

American puppeteer (1959–2015)

Michael Eavis

b. 1935

English farmer, Glastonbury Festival co-creator (born 1935)

Michael Edwardes

b. 1930

British-South African business executive (1930–2019)

Michael Emerson

b. 1954

American actor (born 1954)

Michael Ende

German writer (1929–1995)

Michael Eric Dyson

b. 1958

American academic and ordained minister (born 1958)

Michael Fabricant

b. 1950

British politician (born 1950)

Michael Fallon

b. 1952

British politician (born 1952)

Michael Faraday

English chemist and physicist (1791–1867)

Michael Feinstein

b. 1956

American musician (born 1956)

Michael Fekete

Israeli-Hungarian mathematician (1886–1957)

Michael Ferguson (Irish politician)

Irish politician

Michael Field (politician)

b. 1948

Australian politician (born 1948)

Michael Fish

b. 1944

British weather forecaster (born 1944)

Michael Fishman

b. 1981

American actor, writer and producer

Michael Fitzgerald (Irish republican)

Irish republican (1881-1920)

Michael Fitzpatrick (musician)

b. 1970

French-American musician (born 1970)