Leading Figures in History

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

21510 persons found

Daniel Gélin

b. 1921

French actor (1921–2002)

Daniel Goldhagen

b. 1959

American author and academic (born 1959)

Daniel Gran

b. 1694

Austrian painter (1694–1757)

Daniel Grodnik

b. 1952

American film producer

Daniel Heinsius

b. 1580

Dutch scholar and poet (1580-1655)

Daniel Hensel

b. 1978

German composer, musicologist, and music theorist (b.1978)

Daniel Holdsworth (rugby league)

b. 1984

Australian rugby league footballer (born 1984)

Daniel Howell

b. 1991

English YouTuber (born 1991)

Daniel J. Drucker

b. 1956

Canadian endocrinologist (born 1956)

Daniel Johns

b. 1979

Australian musician (born 1979)

Daniel Jones (American football)

b. 1997

American football player (born 1997)

Daniel Kash

b. 1959

Canadian actor and film director (born 1959)

Daniel Kerr

b. 1983

Australian rules footballer (born 1983)

Daniel Kinsey

American hurdler (1902–1970)

Daniel Komen

b. 1976

Kenyan runner

Daniel Libeskind

b. 1946

American architect (born 1946)

Daniel MacPherson

b. 1980

Australian actor

Daniel McVicar

b. 1958

American actor, director and writer

Daniel Mortimer

b. 1989

Australian rugby league footballer

Daniel Norris

b. 1993

American baseball player (born 1993)

Daniel Passarella

b. 1953

Argentine footballer (born 1953)

Daniel Pinkham

b. 1923

American composer

Daniel Pollen

b. 1813

Premier of New Zealand from 1875 to 1876

Daniel Ribeiro (director)

b. 1982

Brazilian film director