Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Michael Cunningham

b. 1952

American novelist and screenwriter

Michael D. Brown

b. 1954

Director of the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency from 2003 to 2005

Michael D. Griffin

b. 1949

American physicist and aerospace engineer (born 1949)

Michael D. Higgins

b. 1941

President of Ireland from 2011 to 2025

Michael Dacher

b. 1933

Michael Daley

b. 1965

Australian politician

Michael de la Pole, 2nd Earl of Suffolk

English nobleman and soldier (1367–1415)

Michael de la Pole, 3rd Earl of Suffolk

English nobleman (1395-1415)

Michael Deaver

American political consultant (1938–2007)

Michael DeBakey

American surgeon and innovator (1908–2008)

Michael Deeley

b. 1932

British film producer (born 1932)

Michael Del Zotto

b. 1990

Canadian ice hockey player (born 1990)

Michael Denis

b. 1729

Austrian Catholic priest, Jesuit, poet, bibliographer and lepidopterist (1729–1800)

Michael Dertouzos

Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Michael Devine (hunger striker)

b. 1954

Irish hunger striker (1954–1981)

Michael Dexter

b. 1945

British haematologist

Michael Diamond (sport shooter)

b. 1972

Australian sport shooter

Michael Dingsdag

b. 1982

Dutch retired footballer

Michael Dobbs

b. 1948

British politician and author (born 1948)

Michael Dokes

b. 1958

American boxer (1958–2012)

Michael Doleac

b. 1977

American basketball player-coach (born 1977)

Michael Donaghy

American poet

Michael Douglas

b. 1944

American actor (born 1944)

Michael Driscoll (economist)

b. 1950

English economist and university administrator