Leading Figures in History

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

21510 persons found

Martynas Gecevičius

b. 1988

Lithuanian basketball player

Martynas Mažvydas

Lithuanian writer (1510–1563)

Marutha of Tikrit

Saint and 1st Maphrian of the East of Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch

Marv Albert

b. 1941

American sportscaster (born 1941)

Marv Hubbard

American football player (1946–2015)

Marv Johnson

American singer and songwriter (1938–1993)

Marv Tarplin

b. 1941

American guitarist (1941–2011)

Marv Wolfman

b. 1946

American comic book writer (born 1946)

Marva Collins

American educator

Marvelous Marvin Hagler

b. 1954

American boxer (1954–2021)

Marvin Grumann

b. 1993

German footballer

Marvin Hamlisch

b. 1944

American composer and conductor (1944–2012)

Marvin Mandel

b. 1920

56th Governor of Maryland

Marvin Williams

b. 1986

American basketball player (born 1986)

Mary Anning

b. 1799

British fossil collector and palaeontologist (1799–1847)

Mary Astor

b. 1906

American actress (1906–1987)

Mary Beth Peil

b. 1940

American actress and singer (born 1940)

Mary Bonauto

b. 1961

American lawyer

Mary Cain (athlete)

b. 1996

American middle-distance runner

Mary Cain (editor)

American journalist

Mary Callery

b. 1903

American artist

Mary Carpenter

English educational and social reformer (1807–1877)

Mary Cassatt

b. 1844

American painter and printmaker (1844–1926)

Mary Coughlan (politician)

b. 1965

Irish former politician (born 1965)