Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Margaret Sarah Carpenter

English portrait painter (1793–1872)

Margaret Scott (dancer)

b. 1922

Australian ballerina

Margaret Stanley, Countess of Derby

English noblewoman (1540–1596)

Margaret Sullavan

b. 1909

American actress (1909–1960)

Margaret Tafoya

b. 1904

Native American potter (1904–2001)

Margaret Taylor

First Lady of the United States from 1849 to 1850

Margaret Taylor-Burroughs

b. 1915

American writer, artist and educator (1915–2010)

Margaret Thatcher

b. 1925

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990

Margaret Trudeau

b. 1948

Canadian activist, ex-wife of Pierre Trudeau

Margaret Tucker

Aboriginal Australian activist and writer

Margaret Tudor

Queen of Scotland from 1503 to 1513

Margaret Tyzack

British actress (1931–2011)

Margaret Urban Walker

b. 1948

American feminist philosopher

Margaret Utinsky

b. 1900

American humanitarian (1900–1970)

Margaret W. Rossiter

b. 1944

American historian (1944–2025)

Margaret Walker

b. 1915

American poet and writer

Margaret Whiting

b. 1924

American singer (1924–2011)

Margaret Wilson (novelist)

American novelist

Margaret Wise Brown

b. 1910

American writer (1910–1952)

Margaret, Countess of Pembroke

b. 1346

English princess (1346–1361)

Margaret, Countess of Tyrol

Countess of Tyrol

Margaret, Maid of Norway

Queen-designate of Scotland from 1286 to 1290

Margareta Ebner

German Dominican nun and writer

Margareta Winberg

b. 1947

Swedish politician (born 1947)