Leading Figures in History

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

21510 persons found

Moe Howard

American comedian and actor (1897–1975)

Moeen Ali

b. 1987

English cricketer (born 1987)

Mohamed Abdelaziz (Sahrawi politician)

Sahrawi President from 1976 to 2016

Mohamed Boudiaf

b. 1919

Algerian politician (1919–1992)

Mohamed Brahmi

b. 1955

Tunisian politician

Mohamed Diamé

b. 1987

French-Senegalese footballer (born 1987)

Mohamed ElBaradei

b. 1942

Egyptian law scholar

Mohamed Mbougar Sarr

b. 1990

Senegalese writer

Mohamed Morsi

President of Egypt from 2012 to 2013

Mohamed Nasheed

b. 1967

President of the Maldives from 2008 to 2012

Mohamed Osman Jawari

Speaker of the Federal Parliament of Somalia from 2012 to 2018 (1945–2024)

Mohamed Salah

b. 1992

Egyptian footballer (born 1992)

Mohamed Sherif Pasha

Prime Minister of Egypt (1879, 1881–1882, 1882–1884)

Mohammad Daoud Khan

Afghan military officer and politician (1909–1978)

Mohammad Hassan Ganji

b. 1912

Iranian meteorologist

Mohammad Mosaddegh

b. 1882

Prime Minister of Iran from 1951 to 1953

Mohammad-Ali Rajai

b. 1933

President of Iran in 1981

Mohammed Abdel Wahab

Egyptian singer, actor and composer (1902–1991)

Mohammed Al-Khuwalidi

b. 1981

Saudi Arabian long jumper (born 1981)

Mohammed Al-Sager

b. 1951

Kuwaiti journalist and politician

Mohammed Ghazy Al-Akhras

b. 1966

Iraqi Arabic writer and journalist (born 1967)

Mohammed Karim Lamrani

b. 1919

Prime minister of Morocco (1971–1972, 1983–1986, 1992–1994)

Mohanlal

b. 1960

Indian actor (born 1960)

Mohsen Kadivar

b. 1959

Iranian philosopher (born 1959)