Leading Figures in History

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

21510 persons found

Miriam Defensor Santiago

b. 1945

Filipino politician, lawyer, and author

Miriam Flynn

b. 1951

American voice actress

Miriam Karlin

b. 1925

English actress (1925–2011)

Miriam Margolyes

b. 1941

British-Australian actress (born 1941)

Miriam Schapiro

Canadian artist (1923–2015)

Mirko and Stjepan Seljan

Croatian explorers

Miroslav Dvořák (ice hockey)

Czechoslovak ice hockey player

Miroslav Kadlec

b. 1964

Czech footballer

Miroslav Klose

b. 1978

German football manager (born 1978)

Mirra Andreeva

b. 2007

Russian tennis player (born 2007)

Mirza Ali-Akbar Sabir

b. 1862

Azerbaijani poet (1862–1911)

Mirza Ghulam Ahmad

Indian religious leader and founder of the Ahmadiyya community (1835–1908)

Mirza Muhammad Yusuf Ali

Former Bengali writer and reformer in British Occupied India

Misaki Doi

b. 1991

Japanese tennis player (born 1991)

Misaki Ito

b. 1977

Japanese actress and model

Misbah-ul-Haq

b. 1974

Pakistani cricketer

Misha Glenny

b. 1958

English journalist and broadcaster (1958)

Misha Verbitsky

b. 1969

Russian mathematician (born 1969)

Miss Elizabeth

American professional wrestling manager (1960–2003)

Missy Franklin

b. 1995

American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist (born 1995)

Missy Peregrym

b. 1982

Canadian actress (born 1982)

Mitch Albom

b. 1958

American author and journalist (born 1958)

Mitch Healey

b. 1969

Australian rugby league footballer

Mitch Marner

b. 1997

Canadian ice hockey player (born 1997)