Leading Figures in History

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

21510 persons found

Mike McCormack (American football)

b. 1930

American football player and coach (1930–2013)

Mike Milbury

b. 1952

American ice hockey player

Mike Mitchell (basketball, born 1956)

American basketball player

Mike Myers

b. 1963

Canadian-American actor, comedian, filmmaker, musician, and singer (born 1963)

Mike Myers (baseball)

b. 1969

American baseball player (born 1969)

Mike Nesbitt

b. 1957

Northern Irish politician (born 1957)

Mike O'Brien (British politician)

b. 1954

British lawyer and Labour Party politician (born 1954)

Mike Oldfield

b. 1953

English musician (born 1953)

Mike Pence

b. 1959

Vice President of the United States from 2017 to 2021

Mike Phillips (basketball, born 1956)

American basketball player (1956–2015)

Mike Pinder

British musician (1941–2024)

Mike Portnoy

b. 1967

American drummer (born 1967)

Mike Reid (singer)

b. 1947

American country music artist (born 1947)

Mike Rodgers

b. 1985

American sprinter

Mike Rosenthal

b. 1977

American football player (born 1977)

Mike Royko

American newspaper columnist (1932–1997)

Mike Sebastian

b. 1910

American football player (1910–1989)

Mike Selvey

b. 1948

English cricketer and writer

Mike Sherrard

b. 1963

American football player (born 1963)

Mike Shrimpton

New Zealand cricketer (1940–2015)

Mike Skinner (racing driver)

b. 1957

American racing driver

Mike Stanton (left-handed pitcher)

b. 1967

American baseball player (born 1967)

Mike Stenhouse

b. 1958

American baseball player (born 1958)

Mike Stroud (physician)

b. 1955

British gastroenterologist