Leading Figures in History

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

21510 persons found

Mohsen Makhmalbaf

b. 1957

Iranian film director, writer, editor, and producer

Moira Anderson

b. 1938

Scottish singer

Moïse Tshombe

Congolese politician and secessionist leader (1919–1969)

Moisés da Costa Amaral

b. 1938

East Timorese politician

Molade Okoya-Thomas

b. 1935

Nigerian businessman and philanthropist

Mollie King

b. 1987

English radio presenter and singer (born 1987)

Molly Parker

b. 1972

Canadian actress (born 1972)

Molly Sims

b. 1973

American actress (born 1973)

Momčilo Vukotić

b. 1950

Serbian footballer and manager (1950–2021)

Moms Mabley

American comedian and actress (1897–1975)

Mona Grey

Northern Ireland's first Chief Nursing Officer

Mona Siddiqui

b. 1963

British academic (born 1963)

Mona-Lisa Pursiainen

b. 1951

Finnish sprinter (1951–2000)

Monica Dacon

b. 1934

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines schoolteacher, educator and politician

Monica Lin Brown

b. 1988

American combat medic (born 1988)

Monica Lovinescu

Romanian essayist

Monica Potter

b. 1971

American actress (born 1971)

Monica Zetterlund

Swedish jazz singer and actress (1937–2005)

Monika Bergmann-Schmuderer

b. 1978

German alpine skier (born 1978)

Monika Christodoulou

b. 1985

Musical artist

Monique Gagnon-Tremblay

b. 1940

Canadian politician (born 1940)

Monte Hellman

American film director, producer and editor (1929–2021)

Monté Morris

b. 1995

American basketball player (born 1995)

Montgolfier brothers

18th-century French inventors