Leading Figures in History

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

39106 persons found

Daniel Dae Kim

b. 1968

American actor (born 1968)

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 Drew

b. 1797

American businessman

Daniel Edward Howard

President of Liberia from 1912 to 1920 (1861-1935)

Daniel Ernst Jablonski

German theologian

Daniel Finch, 2nd Earl of Nottingham

b. 1647

English politician and peer (1647–1730)

Daniel Finch, 8th Earl of Winchilsea

b. 1689

British peer and politician

Daniel Fredheim Holm

b. 1985

Norwegian footballer and coach (born 1985)

Daniel Fry

b. 1908

American contactee (1908–1992)

Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit

b. 1686

Physicist and engineer (1686–1736)

Daniel Gélin

b. 1921

French actor (1921–2002)

Daniel Georg Morhof

German writer and scholar

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 Gygax

b. 1981

Swiss footballer (born 1981)

Daniel Harvey Hill

b. 1821

Confederate States Army general (1821–1889)

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 House (musician)

b. 1961

American record label owner