Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Minor White

American photographer, theoretician, critic, and educator

Minoru Genda

Japanese aviator (1904–1989)

Minoru Shirota

b. 1899

Japanese microbiologist

Minoru Suzuki

b. 1968

Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial artist

Minoru Yasui

b. 1916

American lawyer and activist (1916–1986)

Miodrag Pavlović

Serbian writer (1928–2014)

Miodrag Radulovacki

b. 1933

Serbian American scientist (1933–2014)

Mipham Chokyi Lodro

14th Shamarpa of the Karma Kagyu lineage

Miquel Martí i Pol

Catalan poet and translator

Mir Mosharraf Hossain

b. 1847

Bengali writer (1847-1912)

Mira Furlan

b. 1955

Croatian-American actress and singer (1955–2021)

Mira Nair

b. 1957

Indian American filmmaker (born 1957)

Mira Sorvino

b. 1967

American actress (born 1967)

Mirai Nagasu

b. 1993

American figure skater (born 1993)

Miran Bakhsh

b. 1907

Pakistani cricketer (1907–1991)

Miran Tepeš

b. 1961

Slovenian ski jumper (born 1961)

Miranda (footballer, born 1984)

b. 1984

Brazilian footballer

Miranda Cosgrove

b. 1993

American actress and producer (born 1993)

Miranda Kerr

b. 1983

Australian model (born 1983)

Miranda Lambert

b. 1983

American country singer (born 1983)

Mircea Dinescu

b. 1950

Romanian poet, journalist and editor (born 1950)

Mircea Eliade

Romanian historian (1907–1986)

Mircea Lucescu

b. 1945

Romanian football player and manager (1945–2026)

Mirco Lorenzetto

b. 1981

Italian cyclist (born 1981)