Leading Figures in History

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

21511 persons found

Margit Papp

b. 1948

Hungarian athlete

Margo Dydek

b. 1974

Polish basketball player (1974–2011)

Margo MacDonald

b. 1943

Scottish politician (1943–2014)

Margot Adler

b. 1946

American journalist (1946–2014)

Margot Fonteyn

b. 1919

English ballerina (1919–1991)

Margot Honecker

b. 1927

East German politician (1927–2016)

Margret Rey

b. 1906

Children's illustrator and writer (1906–1996)

Margreth Olin

b. 1970

Norwegian filmmaker

Margrethe II

b. 1940

Queen of Denmark from 1972 to 2024

Margrethe Munthe

b. 1860

Norwegian children's writer and songwriter (1860–1931)

Margrit Klinger

b. 1960

German middle-distance runner

Marguerite Bise

French chef (1898–1965)

Marguerite Bourgeoys

b. 1620

French religious sister and saint

Marguerite de Angeli

American novelist (1889–1987)

Marguerite De La Motte

b. 1902

American actress

Marguerite Moreau

b. 1977

American actress (born 1977)

Marguerite Patten

English food writer and broadcaster

Marguerite Perey

20th-century French physicist

Marguerite Pindling

b. 1932

Bahamian politician (born 1932)

Marguerite Porete

French mystic and poet (died 1310)

Marguerite Yourcenar

b. 1903

French novelist and essayist (1903–1987)

Margus Metstak

b. 1961

Estonian basketball player

Maria Amalia of Courland

b. 1653

Landgravine consort of Hesse-Kassel

Maria Amalia of Naples and Sicily

b. 1782

Queen of the French from 1830 to 1848