Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Muhammad ibn Tughj al-Ikhshid

Ruler of Egypt and the Levant from 935 to 946

Muhammad ibn Zayd

8th-century ruler of part of Iran

Muhammad III of Shirvan

Shirvanshah

Muhammad Iqbal

Islamic philosopher and poet (1877–1938)

Muhammad Mansur Ali

Prime Minister of Bangladesh in 1975

Muhammad Nawaz Khan (writer)

Pakistani writer

Muhammad Shah

b. 1702

Mughal emperor from 1719 to 1748

Muhammad Shamsul Huq

b. 1912

Bangladeshi politician and educator (1912–2006)

Muhammad V of Kelantan

b. 1969

King of Malaysia from 2016 to 2019

Muhammad Wilkerson

b. 1989

American football player (born 1989)

Muhammad Yunus

b. 1940

Bangladeshi economist and statesman (born 1940)

Muhammadu Buhari

President of Nigeria (1983–1985; 2015–2023)

Muhammed bin Saud Al Saud

Saudi royal and politician (1934–2012)

Muhammed Faris

b. 1951

Syrian military aviator and cosmonaut (1951–2024)

Muhammed Hamdi Yazır

Turkish philosopher and theologian (1878-1942)

Muhittin Akyüz

Military officer, diplomat

Muhsin Ertuğrul

Turkish actor and director

Muireadhach III, Earl of Menteith

Muiris Ó Súilleabháin

Irish author (1904–1950)

Mukarram Jah

b. 1933

Titular Nizam of Hyderabad (1967–2023)

Mukesh Ambani

b. 1957

Indian businessman (born 1957)

Mukhu Aliyev

b. 1940

Russian politician

Mulayam Singh Yadav

Indian politician (1939–2022)

Mulgrew Miller

American jazz pianist (1955–2013)