Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Marie Antoinette

Queen of France from 1774 to 1792

Marie Bashkirtseff

Artist (1858–1884)

Marie Bouzková

b. 1998

Czech tennis player (born 1998)

Marie Casimire d'Arquien

b. 1641

Queen of Poland from 1674 to 1696

Marie Champmeslé

French actress

Marie Curie

Polish-French physicist and chemist (1867–1934)

Marie de Gournay

b. 1565

French writer (1565–1645)

Marie de Lorraine, Duchess of Guise

b. 1615

Princess of Joinville

Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné

French aristocrat (1626–1696)

Marie de' Medici

b. 1575

Queen of France from 1600 to 1610

Marié Digby

b. 1983

American musician

Marie Doro

b. 1882

American actress (1882–1956)

Marie Dressler

Canadian-American actress (1868–1934)

Marie Elisabeth of France

b. 1572

French princess who died in childhood (1572–1578)

Marie Fel

b. 1713

French opera singer (1713–1794)

Marie Foster

b. 1917

American civil rights activist (1917–2003)

Marie Fredriksson

b. 1958

Swedish singer (1958–2019)

Marie Gillain

b. 1975

Belgian actress (born 1975)

Marie Gutheil-Schoder

German soprano

Marie Harel

b. 1761

Marie Joséphine of Savoy

b. 1753

Countess of Provence

Marie Kondo

b. 1984

Japanese organizing consultant, author, and television show host

Marie Kruckel

American baseball player

Marie Laurencin

French painter, poet and printmaker (1883–1956)