Leading Figures in History

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

21510 persons found

Mike Todd

b. 1909

American film producer (1907–1958)

Mike Tyson

b. 1966

American boxer and media personality (born 1966)

Mike Vickers

b. 1940

English musician (born 1940)

Mike Wallace

b. 1918

American journalist (1918–2012)

Mike Weir

b. 1970

Canadian professional golfer (born 1970)

Mike White (filmmaker)

b. 1970

American actor, writer and producer (born 1970)

Mike Wieringo

b. 1963

American comic book artist (1963–2007)

Mike Willesee

b. 1942

Australian television presenter (1942–2019)

Mike Wingfield

b. 1954

South African professor of forestry

Mike Zuke

b. 1954

Canadian ice hockey player (born 1954)

Mikel Merino

b. 1996

Spanish footballer (born 1996)

Mikel Oyarzabal

b. 1997

Spanish footballer (born 1997)

Mikey Whipwreck

b. 1973

American professional wrestler and trainer (born 1973)

Mikey Williams (basketball, born 2004)

b. 2004

American basketball player (born 2004)

Mikhail Alekseev (linguist)

Mikhail Bakunin

b. 1814

Russian revolutionary anarchist and philosopher (1814–1876)

Mikhail Botvinnik

Soviet chess grandmaster (1911–1995)

Mikhail Bulgakov

b. 1891

Russian and Soviet author (1891–1940)

Mikhail Glinka

b. 1804

Russian composer (1804–1857)

Mikhail Kalinin

Soviet politician (1875–1946)

Mikhail Khodorkovsky

b. 1963

Russian businessman (born 1963)

Mikhail Kutuzov

Field Marshal of the Russian Empire (1745–1813)

Mikhail Larionov

Russian painter and costume and set designer

Mikhail of Vladimir

Grand Prince of Vladimir (r. 1174; 1175–1176)