Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Mirko Cro Cop

b. 1974

Croatian mixed martial artist (born 1974)

Mirko Vučinić

b. 1983

Montenegrin footballer (born 1983)

Miro Cerar

b. 1963

Slovenian lawyer and politician

Miro Heiskanen

b. 1999

Finnish ice hockey player (born 1999)

Miron Merzhanov

b. 1895

Soviet Armenian architect (1895–1975)

Miroslav Cerar (gymnast)

b. 1939

Olympic gymnast

Miroslav Dvořák (ice hockey)

Czechoslovak ice hockey player

Miroslav Janů

b. 1959

Czech footballer and manager

Miroslav Kadlec

b. 1964

Czech footballer

Miroslav Klose

b. 1978

German football manager (born 1978)

Miroslav Krleža

b. 1893

Croatian writer (1893–1981)

Miroslav Šatan

b. 1974

Slovak ice hockey player (born 1974)

Miroslav Sládek

b. 1950

Czech politician

Miroslav Slepička

b. 1981

Czech footballer and MMA fighter (born 1981)

Miroslav Stoch

b. 1989

Slovak professional footballer

Miroslav Volf

b. 1956

Croatian-American theologian and academic

Miroslav Žbirka

Slovak musician (1952–2021)

Mirosław Hermaszewski

b. 1941

First Polish cosmonaut (1941–2022)

Mirra Andreeva

b. 2007

Russian tennis player (born 2007)

Mirwais Ahmadzaï

b. 1960

French record producer and songwriter (born 1960)

Miryo

b. 1981

South Korean rapper

Mirza Ali-Akbar Sabir

b. 1862

Azerbaijani poet (1862–1911)

Mirza Ghulam Ahmad

Indian religious leader and founder of the Ahmadiyya community (1835–1908)

Mirza Masroor Ahmad

b. 1950

Spiritual leader of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community