Leading Figures in History

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

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Michael Hordern

English actor (1911–1995)

Michael Hossack

b. 1946

American drummer (1946–2012)

Michael Houser

Musical artist

Michael Howard

b. 1941

British politician (born 1941)

Michael Hughes (footballer)

b. 1971

Northern Irish footballer

Michael Hurll

b. 1936

English television director and producer

Michael Hurst

b. 1957

New Zealand actor, director and writer

Michael Hussey

b. 1975

Australian cricketer (born 1975)

Michael I of Romania

b. 1921

King of Romania (r. 1927–1930, 1940–1947)

Michael Ian Black

b. 1971

American comedian and actor (born 1971)

Michael Ignatieff

b. 1947

Canadian author, academic and former politician

Michael II

Byzantine emperor from 820 to 829

Michael IV of Constantinople

Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1208 to 1212

Michael IX Palaiologos

b. 1277

Byzantine emperor from 1294 to 1320

Michael J. Adams

American test pilot, engineer and astronaut (1930–1967)

Michael J. C. Gordon

British computer scientist

Michael J. Fox

b. 1961

Canadian-American actor and activist (born 1961)

Michael J. Ingelido

United States Air Force general

Michael J. Keplinger

b. 1999

Austrian musician and filmmaker

Michael J. McGivney

b. 1852

Founder of the Knights of Columbus (1852–1890)

Michael J. Nelson

b. 1964

American comedian and writer (born 1964)

Michael J. Noonan (Fianna Fáil politician)

b. 1935

Irish politician (1935–2013)

Michael J. Pollard

b. 1939

American actor (1939–2019)

Michael J. S. Dewar

b. 1918

American chemist