Leading Figures in History

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

39106 persons found

David Carr (American football)

b. 1979

American football player (born 1979)

David Carradine

American actor (1936–2009)

David Chalmers

b. 1966

Australian philosopher and cognitive scientist

David Charvet

b. 1972

French-American singer, actor, model and television personality (born 1972)

David Chase

b. 1945

American writer, director and producer (born 1945)

David Chavchavadze

b. 1924

American writer (1924–2014)

David Chidgey, Baron Chidgey

b. 1942

British politician (1942–2022)

David Clarke (ice hockey)

b. 1981

Ice hockey player

David Coleman

b. 1926

British sports commentator (1926–2013)

David Collenette

b. 1946

Canadian politician

David Colquhoun

b. 1936

British pharmacologist (born 1936)

David Connolly

b. 1977

English footballer (born 1977)

David Conrad

b. 1967

American actor

David Cope

b. 1941

American composer and scientist (1941–2025)

David Corenswet

b. 1993

American actor (born 1993)

David Cox (artist)

b. 1783

English landscape painter (1783–1859)

David Crombie

b. 1936

Canadian politician; mayor of Toronto

David Crosby

b. 1941

American singer and guitarist (1941–2023)

David Cross (musician)

b. 1949

English musician

David Crosthwait

b. 1898

African-American mechanical and electrical engineer, inventor, and writer

David Crumb

b. 1962

American contemporary composer

David Crystal

b. 1941

British linguist and writer (born 1941)

David Curry

b. 1944

British Conservative Party politician (born 1944)

David Curtiss Munson

b. 1884

Athletics competitor