Leading Figures in History

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

39106 persons found

Davey Allison

American racing driver (1961–1993)

Davey Boy Smith

English professional wrestler (1962–2002)

Davey Boy Smith Jr.

b. 1985

Canadian professional wrestler (born 1985)

Davey Hamilton

b. 1962

American racing driver

Davey Lopes

b. 1945

American baseball player and manager (1945–2026)

Davian Clarke

b. 1976

Jamaican sprinter (born 1976)

David "Honeyboy" Edwards

b. 1915

American blues guitarist and singer (1915–2011)

David "Stringbean" Akeman

b. 1915

American musician (1915–1973)

David A. Granger

b. 1945

President of Guyana from 2015 to 2020

David A. Hargrave

b. 1946

American role-playing game designer (1946–1988)

David A. Huffman

b. 1925

American computer scientist (1925–1999)

David Adams (baseball)

b. 1987

American baseball player (born 1987)

David Alaba

b. 1992

Austrian footballer (born 1992)

David Alan Basche

b. 1968

American actor (born 1968)

David Alan Grier

b. 1956

American comedian and actor (born 1956)

David Allen (cricketer)

English cricketer (1935–2014)

David Alliance, Baron Alliance

b. 1932

British businessman and politician (1932–2025)

David Ancrum

b. 1958

American and college basketball player (born 1958)

David Anderson (British Columbia politician)

b. 1937

Former Canadian cabinet minister

David Argue

Australian actor (1959–2025)

David Arkenstone

b. 1952

American composer and performer

David Attenborough

b. 1926

English broadcaster and natural historian (born 1926)

David Azrieli

b. 1922

Israeli-Canadian entrepreneur (1922–2014)

David B. Frohnmayer

b. 1940

American politician and academic (1940–2015)