Leading Figures in History

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

39110 persons found

Minoo Masani

Indian politician (1905–1998)

Minor White

American photographer, theoretician, critic, and educator

Minoru Genda

Japanese aviator (1904–1989)

Minoru Shirota

b. 1899

Japanese microbiologist

Minoru Suzuki

b. 1968

Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial artist

Miodrag Pavlović

Serbian writer (1928–2014)

Miodrag Radulovacki

b. 1933

Serbian American scientist (1933–2014)

Mipham Chokyi Lodro

14th Shamarpa of the Karma Kagyu lineage

Mirai Nagasu

b. 1993

American figure skater (born 1993)

Miran Bakhsh

b. 1907

Pakistani cricketer (1907–1991)

Miran Tepeš

b. 1961

Slovenian ski jumper (born 1961)

Miranda Cosgrove

b. 1993

American actress and producer (born 1993)

Miranda Kerr

b. 1983

Australian model (born 1983)

Mircea Eliade

Romanian historian (1907–1986)

Mircea Lucescu

b. 1945

Romanian football player and manager (1945–2026)

Mirco Lorenzetto

b. 1981

Italian cyclist (born 1981)

Mireille Darc

b. 1938

French model and actress (1938-2017)

Miri Yu

b. 1968

Zainichi Korean writer (born 1968)

Miriam Ben-Porat

Supreme Court of Israel judge and State Comptroller of Israel (1918–2012)

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 Licette

English operatic soprano

Miriam Margolyes

b. 1941

British-Australian actress (born 1941)