My Name is Sir Francis Drake: English Sea Captain, Privateer, and Explorer I was born around 1540 in Devon, England, the son of a farmer...

My Name is Mzee Juma: Elder of the Swahili Coast I was born on the shore where the forest meets the ocean, in a small village that looked...

My Name is Sebastian Cabot: Navigator and Explorer I was born around the year 1474, the son of John Cabot, a man whose voyages across the...

My Name is Sunni Ali: First Great Ruler of the Songhai Empire I was born in the town of Ali Kolon near the city of Gao around the year...

My Name is Francisco Pizarro: Conquistador of the Inca Empire I was born around 1475 in Trujillo, Spain, the illegitimate son of a poor...

My Name is Tunka Manin: Th Last Ruler of the Ghana Empire I was born among the Soninke people, heirs of a proud and wealthy land. From a...

My Name is Lady Xook: Noblewoman of the Mayan Civilization I was born into the royal house of Yaxchilán, a city of stone temples and...

My Name is Za Alayaman (c. 8th–9th century AD): Founder of the Za Dynasty of Songhai Rule, Along the Niger River I was not born along the...

My Name is Hernán Cortés: Spanish Conquistador and Governor of New Spain I was born in 1485 in the small town of Medellín, in the...

My Name is Mufwene: Elder Oral Historian (fictional composite figure) My name is Mufwene, and I was born on the shores of a great lake...