Leading Figures in History

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

21510 persons found

Minamoto no Yoshitsune

12th-century Japanese samurai

Minamoto no Yukiie

Mindy Kaling

b. 1979

American actress, comedian, and writer (born 1979)

Minh Mạng

b. 1791

Second emperor of the Vietnamese Nguyễn dynasty in the 19th century

Minji (singer)

b. 2004

South Korean singer (born 2004)

Minka Kelly

b. 1980

American actress (born 1980)

Minna Canth

Finnish writer and social activist (1844–1897)

Minna Gombell

b. 1892

American actress

Minna of Worms

Mino Raiola

Italian-Dutch football agent (1967–2022)

Minoo Masani

Indian politician (1905–1998)

Minor White

American photographer, theoretician, critic, and educator

Minoru Shirota

b. 1899

Japanese microbiologist

Minoru Suzuki

b. 1968

Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial artist

Miodrag Radulovacki

b. 1933

Serbian American scientist (1933–2014)

Mipham Chokyi Lodro

14th Shamarpa of the Karma Kagyu lineage

Mirai Nagasu

b. 1993

American figure skater (born 1993)

Miran Bakhsh

b. 1907

Pakistani cricketer (1907–1991)

Miran Tepeš

b. 1961

Slovenian ski jumper (born 1961)

Miranda Cosgrove

b. 1993

American actress and producer (born 1993)

Miranda Kerr

b. 1983

Australian model (born 1983)

Mircea Eliade

Romanian historian (1907–1986)

Mireille Darc

b. 1938

French model and actress (1938-2017)

Miri Yu

b. 1968

Zainichi Korean writer (born 1968)