Leading Figures in History

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

21510 persons found

Murali (Malayalam actor)

b. 1954

Indian politician

Murathan Mungan

b. 1955

Turkish author, short story writer, playwright, and poet (born 1955)

Murder of Jairo Mora Sandoval

Costa Rican environmentalist

Murdoch Stewart, Duke of Albany

Scottish nobleman (1362–1425)

Muriel McQueen Fergusson

b. 1899

Canadian politician (1899–1997)

Muriel Pavlow

b. 1921

British actress (1921–2019)

Murong Bao

Emperor of Later Yan

Murong Yanchao

Chinese general

Murray A. Straus

American professor of sociology (1926–2016)

Murray Adaskin

Canadian violinist, teacher and composer

Murray Cook

b. 1960

Australian musician (born 1960)

Murray Leinster

b. 1896

American science fiction writer

Murray MacLehose, Baron MacLehose of Beoch

British politician, the 25th Governor of Hong Kong (1917–2000)

Murry Wilson

American songwriter (1917–1973)

Musashimaru Kōyō

b. 1971

American sumo wrestler

Mushegh VI Mamikonian

Mushtaq Ahmed (cricketer)

b. 1970

Pakistani cricketer (born 1970)

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

b. 1881

President of Turkey from 1923 to 1938

Mustafa Nadarević

b. 1943

Bosnian actor (1943–2020)

Mustapha Carayol

b. 1989

Gambian footballer (born 1988)

Mustaque Ahmed Ruhi

b. 1974

Bangladeshi Politician and Member of Parliament

Muttiah Muralitharan

b. 1972

Sri Lankan cricketer (born 1972)

Mutula Kilonzo

Kenyan lawyer and politician (born 1948)

Muzafar Bhutto

Sindhi nationalist politician