Leading Figures in History

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

39110 persons found

Morgan Freeman

b. 1937

American actor and producer (born 1937)

Morgan Geekie

b. 1998

Canadian ice hockey player (born 1998)

Morgan Llwyd

Welsh Puritan

Morgan Morgan-Giles

Royal Navy Rear-Admiral (1914–2013)

Morgan Pressel

b. 1988

American professional golfer (born 1988)

Morgan Russell

American artist

Morgan Sanson

b. 1994

French association football player (born 1994)

Morgan Spurlock

American filmmaker (1970–2024)

Morgan Taylor

b. 1903

American hurdler (1903–1975)

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)

Morganna

b. 1954

American entertainer

Morihei Ueshiba

Founder of Aikido

Morissette (singer)

b. 1996

Filipino singer and songwriter (born 1996)

Moritz Bleibtreu

b. 1971

German actor (born 1971)

Moritz Cantor

b. 1829

German historian of mathematics

Moritz Moszkowski

b. 1854

German composer, pianist and teacher (1854–1925)

Moritz Schlick

German philosopher and physicist (1882–1936)

Moritz Stehling

b. 1987

German professional footballer (born 1987)

Morley Callaghan

Canadian novelist, writer, broadcaster (1903–1990)

Morley Safer

Canadian-American reporter and correspondent (1931–2016)

Morné Steyn

b. 1984

South African rugby union player

Morning Glory Zell-Ravenheart

American writer and Neopagan priestess (1948–2014)