Leading Figures in History

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

21510 persons found

Delon Wright

b. 1992

American basketball player (born 1992)

DeMarcus Lawrence

b. 1992

American football player (born 1992)

Demba Ba

b. 1985

Senegalese-French footballer (born 1985)

Demetrio Stratos

b. 1945

Greek musician and lyricist (1945–1979)

Demetrios Petrokokkinos

b. 1878

Greek tennis player (1878–1942)

Demis Roussos

b. 1946

Greek musician (1946–2015)

Demy de Zeeuw

b. 1983

Dutch footballer (born 1983)

Dénes Berinkey

Hungarian jurist and politician

Deney Terrio

b. 1950

American actor (born 1950)

Denholm Elliott

b. 1922

English actor (1922–1992)

Deniece Williams

b. 1951

American R&B and soul singer (born 1950)

Denis Compton

English cricketer (1918–1997)

Denis Cosgrove

b. 1948

British cultural geographer and professor

Denis Davydov

Russian soldier-poet

Denis de Belleval

b. 1939

Canadian politician

Denis Hart

b. 1941

Catholic archbishop of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Denis Herron

b. 1952

Canadian ice hockey player

Denis Horgan

b. 1871

Irish shot putter

Denis Lebel

b. 1954

Canadian politician

Denis MacShane

b. 1948

British politician (born 1948)

Denis O'Connor (police officer)

b. 1949

British police officer (born 1949)

Denis Onyango

b. 1985

Ugandan footballer (born 1985)

Denis Petrić

b. 1988

Slovenian footballer (born 1988)

Denis St. George Daly

Irish polo player