Leading Figures in History

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

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Mu'in al-Din Parwana

Ruler of Sinope from 1265 to 1277

Muammar Gaddafi

Leader of Libya from 1969 to 2011

Muath al-Kasasbeh

b. 1988

Jordanian pilot murdered by ISIL in 2015

Muazzez İlmiye Çığ

b. 1914

Turkish librarian, writer, and supercentenarian (1914–2024)

Mubarak Ghanim

b. 1963

Emirati footballer (born 1963)

Mudashiru Lawal

Nigerian footballer (1954–1991)

Mudcat Grant

b. 1935

American baseball player (1935–2021)

Muddy Waters

American blues musician (1913–1983)

Mudicondan Venkatarama Iyer

South Indian Carnatic musician

Müezzinzade Ali Pasha

Ottoman governor and admiral

Mufaddal Saifuddin

b. 1946

53rd Da'i al-Mutlaq of the Dawoodi Bohra

Muffy Calder

b. 1958

Computer Scientist

Muhal Richard Abrams

b. 1930

American jazz musician and educator (1930–2017)

Muhammad

Founder of Islam (c. 570–632)

Muhammad Abduh

Egyptian jurist and theologian (1849–1905)

Muhammad al-Bukhari

b. 810

Islamic hadith scholar (810–870)

Muhammad al-Mahdi

b. 869

Twelfth and last of the Twelve Shia Imams

Muhammad Ali

American boxer and activist (1942–2016)

Muhammad Ali Jinnah

Founder and 1st Governor-General of Pakistan (1876–1948)

Muhammad Ali of Egypt

Ruler of Egypt from 1805 to 1848

Muhammad Azam Shah

b. 1653

Mughal emperor in 1707

Muhammad bin Ladin

Saudi business magnate (1908–1967)

Muhammad Hassan (wrestler)

b. 1981

American retired professional wrestler

Muhammad ibn al-Qasim

Umayyad general and governor of Sindh (695–715)