Leading Figures in History

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

39110 persons found

Moscelyne Larkin

American ballet dancer

Mose Masoe

b. 1989

Former Samoa international rugby league footballer

Moses Blah

b. 1947

President of Liberia in 2003

Moses Leota

b. 1995

New Zealand and Samoa international rugby league footballer

Moses Majekodunmi

b. 1916

Nigerian obstetrician and gynaecologist

Moses Mbye

b. 1993

Australian rugby league footballer

Moses Montefiore

British financier and Jewish activist (1784–1885)

Moses Ndiema Masai

b. 1986

Kenyan long-distance runner

Moses Schorr

Polish historian and rabbi (1874–1941)

Moses Sichone

b. 1977

Zambian footballer (born 1977)

Moses Simon

b. 1995

Nigerian footballer (born 1995)

Moses Székely

Prince of Transylvania

Moses Waddel

b. 1770

American educator and minister

Moshe Dayan

b. 1915

Israeli military leader and politician (1915–1981)

Moshé Feldenkrais

b. 1904

Israeli engineer (1904–1984)

Moshe Greenberg

b. 1928

American rabbi (1928–2010)

Moshe Levinger

Israeli rabbi and convict (1935–2015)

Moshe Safdie

b. 1938

Israeli-Canadian-American architect (born 1938)

Moshe Sharett

Prime Minister of Israel from 1954 to 1955

Moshe Teitelbaum (Satmar)

Hasidic rabbi

Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho

b. 1938

King of Lesotho (1966–90; 1995–96)

Moshood Abiola

Nigerian businessman and politician (1937–1998)

Moss Burmester

b. 1981

New Zealand swimmer and diver

Mother Angelica

b. 1923

Religious sister (1923–2016)