Leading Figures in History

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

21510 persons found

Morgan Wallen

b. 1993

American country singer (born 1993)

Morgan Wootten

b. 1931

American basketball coach (1931–2020)

Morgana King

b. 1930

American singer and actress (1930–2018)

Morihei Ueshiba

Founder of Aikido

Morissette (singer)

b. 1996

Filipino singer and songwriter (born 1996)

Moritz Schlick

German philosopher and physicist (1882–1936)

Moritz Stehling

b. 1987

German professional footballer (born 1987)

Morley Safer

Canadian-American reporter and correspondent (1931–2016)

Morning Glory Zell-Ravenheart

American writer and Neopagan priestess (1948–2014)

Morris Graves

American painter (1910–2001)

Morris Kline

b. 1908

American mathematician and historian of mathematics (1908–1992)

Morris R. Jeppson

b. 1922

United States Army Air Forces officer

Morris Stoloff

American composer (1898–1980)

Morris West

b. 1916

Australian novelist and playwright

Morrissey

b. 1959

English singer (born 1959)

Mort Lindsey

American film composer

Mort Meskin

b. 1916

American comic book artist (1916-1995)

Mort Weisinger

b. 1915

American comic book writer (1915–1978)

Mortimer J. Adler

American philosopher, author and educator (1902–2001)

Mortimer Zuckerman

b. 1937

Canadian businessman (born 1937)

Morton Coutts

New Zealand inventor (1904–2004)

Morton L. Janklow

American literary agent (1930–2022)

Morvin Simon

New Zealand composer and historian (1944–2014)

Moscelyne Larkin

American ballet dancer