Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Meskerem Legesse

Ethiopian runner

Mesut Cemil

Musical artist

Mesut Özil

b. 1988

German footballer (born 1988)

Meta Golding

b. 1971

Haitian-American actress (born 1971)

Methodios I of Constantinople

Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 843 to 847

Metin Altıok

Turkish poet (1941–1993)

Metin Oktay

Turkish footballer

Metin Toker

Turkish journalist and writer (1924-2002)

Metro Boomin

b. 1993

American record producer (born 1993)

Metrophanes III of Constantinople

Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1565 to 1572 and from 1579 to 1580

Mewelde Moore

b. 1982

American football player (born 1982)

Meyer Jacobstein

American politician

Meyer Lansky

b. 1902

American gangster (1902–1983)

MF Doom

b. 1971

British and American rapper (1971–2020)

MGK

b. 1990

American musician (born 1990)

Mia Eklund

b. 1994

Finnish tennis player

Mia Martini

b. 1947

Italian singer (1947–1995)

Mia Mottley

b. 1965

Prime Minister of Barbados since 2018

Mia Threapleton

b. 2000

English actress (born 2000)

Mia Wasikowska

b. 1989

Australian actress (born 1989)

Mia Zapata

American singer (1965–1993)

Miangul Aurangzeb

Last wali ahad of former Swat State

Micah Kogo

b. 1986

Kenyan long-distance runner (born 1986)

Micah Parsons

b. 1999

American football player (born 1999)