Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Multibronce

b. 1998

Mexican professional wrestler

Multiplayer online battle arena

b. 1984

Video game genre

Mumia Abu-Jamal

b. 1954

American incarcerated activist (born 1954)

Mumtaz (Indian actress)

b. 1947

Indian actress (born 1947)

Mumtaz Mahal

b. 1593

Empress of the Mughal Empire from 1628 to 1631

Mümtaz Soysal

b. 1929

Turkish politician (1929–2019)

Mundo Earwood

b. 1952

American country music singer-songwriter (1952–2014)

Mungo Park (explorer)

b. 1771

Scottish naturalist and explorer of the African continent (1771–1806)

Munir Ahmad Khan

Pakistani nuclear engineer (1926–1999)

Munir Ertegün

Turkish diplomat (1883–1944)

Munjong of Goryeo

King of Goryeo from 1046 to 1083

Murad I

Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1362 to 1389

Murad III

b. 1546

Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1574 to 1595

Murad IV

b. 1612

Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1623 to 1640

Murad Mirza (son of Akbar)

Mughal prince (1570–1599)

Murad V

Sultan of the Ottoman Empire in 1876

Murali (Malayalam actor)

b. 1954

Indian politician

Murali Kartik

b. 1976

Indian cricketer (born 1976)

Murat Dalkılıç

b. 1983

Turkish pop singer (born 1983)

Murathan Mungan

b. 1955

Turkish author, short story writer, playwright, and poet (born 1955)

Murder of Allen R. Schindler Jr.

American sailor murdered for being gay (1969–1992)