Leading Figures in History

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

21511 persons found

Malin Akerman

b. 1978

Swedish actress (born 1978)

MaliVai Washington

b. 1969

American tennis player (born 1969)

Mallory Swanson

b. 1998

American soccer player (born 1998)

Mamie Smith

b. 1883

American vaudeville singer (1891–1946)

Mamo Wolde

Ethiopian marathon runner (1932–2002)

Mamoru Nakamura

Chief justice of Palau (1981 to 1992)

Man Mountain Dean

b. 1891

American professional wrestler

Mandar Agashe

b. 1969

Indian businessman and musician (born 1969)

Mandawuy Yunupingu

Australian musician (1956–2013)

Mandisa

American singer (1976–2024)

Manfred Eigen

b. 1927

German biophysical chemist (1927–2019)

Manfred Kinder

b. 1938

German sprinter (born 1938)

Manfred Mölgg

b. 1982

Italian alpine skier

Manfred Sakel

b. 1900

Austrian-American neurophysiologist and psychiatrist (1900–1957)

Manfred Sommer

b. 1933

Spanish comics artist (1933–2007)

Manfred von Richthofen

German World War I flying ace (1892–1918)

Mani Ratnam

b. 1955

Indian film director, film producer and screenwriter (born 1956)

Manik Bandopadhyay

b. 1908

Indian writer and poet

Manikavasagam Sundaram

b. 1965

Malaysian politician

Maninder Singh (cricketer)

b. 1965

Indian cricket player and cricket commentator

Manly Wade Wellman

b. 1903

American novelist (1903–1986)

Manna Dey

b. 1919

Indian singer (1919–2013)

Manny Ayulo

American racing driver (1921–1955)

Manny Ramirez

b. 1972

Dominican-American baseball player (born 1972)