Leading Figures in History

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

21510 persons found

Dani Olmo

b. 1998

Spanish footballer (born 1998)

Dani Sordo

b. 1983

Spanish rally driver (born 1983)

Dani Stevens

b. 1988

Australian discus thrower

Daniel Alvaro

b. 1993

Italy international rugby league footballer

Daniel Anderson (rugby league)

b. 1967

Australian rugby league coach

Daniel Berrigan

American Catholic priest and activist (1921–2016)

Daniel Boatwright

American politician (1930–2012)

Daniel Braaten

b. 1982

Norwegian footballer (born 1982)

Daniel Browne

b. 1979

New Zealander rugby union player (born 1979)

Daniel Brühl

b. 1978

German-Spanish actor (born 1978)

Daniel Cabrera

b. 1981

Dominican baseball player (born 1981)

Daniel Caines

b. 1979

British athlete (born 1979)

Daniel Carlsson (rally driver)

b. 1976

Swedish rally driver (born 1976)

Daniel Carter Beard

American artist and writer (1850–1941)

Daniel Chester French

b. 1850

American sculptor (1850–1931)

Daniel Ciugureanu

Moldovan-Romanian politician (1885–1950)

Daniel D. Tompkins

b. 1774

Vice President of the United States from 1817 to 1825

Daniel Day-Lewis

b. 1957

English actor (born 1957)

Daniel Defoe

English writer, merchant and spy (1660–1731)

Daniel Dennett

American philosopher (1942–2024)

Daniel DiNardo

b. 1949

American Catholic cardinal (born 1949)

Daniel Ernst Jablonski

German theologian

Daniel Finch, 8th Earl of Winchilsea

b. 1689

British peer and politician

Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit

b. 1686

Physicist and engineer (1686–1736)