Leading Figures in History

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

21510 persons found

Mikhail Prokhorov

b. 1965

Russian entrepreneur and politician (born 1965)

Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin

Russian author and satirist (1826–1889)

Mikhail Sholokhov

b. 1905

Russian writer (1905–1984)

Mikhail Tal

Soviet and Latvian chess grandmaster (1936–1992)

Mikhail Tukhachevsky

Russian and Soviet military leader (1893–1937)

Mikhail Voronin

Russian gymnast

Mikhail Youzhny

b. 1982

Russian tennis player & coach (born 1982)

Miki Roqué

Spanish footballer (1988–2012)

Mikiel Gonzi

b. 1885

Maltese Catholic bishop (1885–1984)

Miklós Horthy

b. 1868

Regent of Hungary from 1920 to 1944

Miklós Rózsa

b. 1907

Hungarian-American composer (1907–1995)

Milada Horáková

Czech politician and lawyer

Milan Gaľa

Slovak politician

Milan Hnilička

b. 1973

Czech ice hockey player

Milan Hodža

Slovak politician and journalist

Milan Komar

b. 1921

Slovene Argentine Catholic philosopher and essayist (1921–2006)

Milan N. Popović

Serbian psychiatrist

Milan Rastislav Štefánik

Slovak politician, aviator, and astronomer (1880–1919)

Milan Vidmar

b. 1885

Slovenian chess grandmaster (1885–1962)

Milan Vukcevich

Serbian chess player (1937–2003)

Milburn Stone

American actor (1904–1980)

Mildred Benson

American writer (1905–2002)

Mildred Fox

b. 1971

Irish former politician (born 1971)

Mildred Ladner Thompson

b. 1918

American journalist, writer and columnist