Leading Figures in History

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

39110 persons found

Murad Mirza (son of Akbar)

Mughal prince (1570–1599)

Murad V

Sultan of the Ottoman Empire in 1876

Murali (Malayalam actor)

b. 1954

Indian politician

Murat Dalkılıç

b. 1983

Turkish pop singer (born 1983)

Murathan Mungan

b. 1955

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

Murder of Jairo Mora Sandoval

Costa Rican environmentalist

Murder of Nicholas Markowitz

Murder of an American teenager

Murdoch Stewart, Duke of Albany

Scottish nobleman (1362–1425)

Muriel Bowser

b. 1972

Mayor of the District of Columbia since 2015

Muriel Duckworth

Canadian pacifist, feminist, and social and community activist (1908–2009)

Muriel McQueen Fergusson

b. 1899

Canadian politician (1899–1997)

Muriel Pavlow

b. 1921

British actress (1921–2019)

Muriel Siebert

American businesswoman

Murilo Mendes

Brazilian modernist poet (1901–1975)

Murong Bao

Emperor of Later Yan

Murong Yanchao

Chinese general

Murphy Anderson

b. 1926

American comics artist (1926–2015)

Murray A. Straus

American professor of sociology (1926–2016)

Murray Adaskin

Canadian violinist, teacher and composer

Murray Bookchin

American social theorist (1921–2006)

Murray Chapple

b. 1930

New Zealand cricketer (1930–1985)

Murray Cook

b. 1960

Australian musician (born 1960)

Murray Craven

b. 1964

Canadian ice hockey player (born 1964)

Murray Grand

b. 1919

American musician (1919–2007)