Leading Figures in History

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

21511 persons found

Marc Gagnon

b. 1975

Canadian short track speed skater (born 1975)

Marc Garneau

Canadian astronaut and politician (1949–2025)

Marc Glanville

b. 1966

Australian rugby league footballer

Marc Janko

b. 1983

Austrian footballer

Marc Lacroix (biochemist)

b. 1963

Marc Ouellet

b. 1944

Canadian Catholic cardinal (born 1944)

Marc Pubill

b. 2003

Spanish footballer (born 2003)

Marc Ribot

b. 1954

American guitarist and composer (born 1954)

Marc Rich

American commodities trader (1934–2013)

Marc Tardif

b. 1949

Canadian ice hockey player (born 1949)

Marc-Adélard Tremblay

b. 1922

Canadian anthropologist (1922–2014)

Marc-André ter Stegen

b. 1992

German footballer (born 1992)

Marc-Antoine Parseval

b. 1755

French mathematician (1755–1836)

Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne

French explorer and cartographer (1724–1772)

Marc-Vivien Foé

b. 1975

Cameroonian footballer (1975–2003)

Marcedes Lewis

b. 1984

American football player (born 1984)

Marcel Bauer

b. 1992

German politician (born 1992)

Marcel Bich

Co-founder of Bic (1914–1994)

Marcel Boulenger

French fencer and writer

Marcel Boussac

b. 1889

French businessman

Marcel Breuer

b. 1902

Hungarian-American architect and designer (1902–1981)

Marcel Cadieux

b. 1915

Canadian civil servant and diplomat

Marcel Camus

b. 1912

French film director (1912–1982)

Marcel Carrière

b. 1935

Canadian film director and sound engineer