Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Murder of Jacob Wetterling

American murder case

Murder of Jairo Mora Sandoval

Costa Rican environmentalist

Murder of Nicholas Markowitz

Murder of an American teenager

Murder of Sylvia Likens

1965 child murder in Indianapolis, U.S.

Murdoch Stewart, Duke of Albany

Scottish nobleman (1362–1425)

Muriel Bowser

b. 1972

Mayor of the District of Columbia since 2015

Muriel Duckworth

Canadian pacifist, feminist, and social and community activist (1908–2009)

Muriel George

English singer and film actress (1883–1965)

Muriel Gray

b. 1958

Scottish journalist

Muriel McQueen Fergusson

b. 1899

Canadian politician (1899–1997)

Muriel Pavlow

b. 1921

British actress (1921–2019)

Muriel Siebert

American businesswoman

Muriel Turner, Baroness Turner of Camden

b. 1927

British Labour politician and trade union leader

Murilo Maccari

b. 1987

Brazilian footballer

Murilo Mendes

Brazilian modernist poet (1901–1975)

Murong Bao

Emperor of Later Yan

Murong Yanchao

Chinese general

Murphy Anderson

b. 1926

American comics artist (1926–2015)

Murray A. Straus

American professor of sociology (1926–2016)

Murray Adaskin

Canadian violinist, teacher and composer

Murray Bookchin

American social theorist (1921–2006)

Murray Chapple

b. 1930

New Zealand cricketer (1930–1985)

Murray Cook

b. 1960

Australian musician (born 1960)

Murray Craven

b. 1964

Canadian ice hockey player (born 1964)