Leading Figures in History

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

39106 persons found

David Peakall

David Penna

b. 1972

Australian rugby league footballer & coach

David Penry-Davey

b. 1942

David Peralta

b. 1987

Venezuelan baseball player (born 1987)

David Perron

b. 1988

Canadian ice hockey player (born 1988)

David Platt

b. 1966

English footballer and manager (born 1966)

David Price (baseball)

b. 1985

American baseball player (born 1985)

David Prowse

b. 1935

English actor, bodybuilder and weightlifter (1935–2020)

David Rakoff

Canadian-American humorist and essayist (1964–2012)

David Raksin

b. 1912

American composer (1912–2004)

David Rappaport

Actor, musician, writer, director, teacher (1951–1990)

David Rees (mathematician)

David Reimer

Canadian man raised as a girl (1965–2004)

David Ricardo

b. 1772

British economist and politician (1772–1823)

David Rice Atchison

b. 1807

American politician (1807–1886)

David Rimoin

American physician (1936–2012)

David Rittich

b. 1992

Czech ice hockey player (born 1992)

David Robb

b. 1947

Scottish actor (born 1947)

David Robertson (conductor)

b. 1958

American conductor (born 1958)

David Robinson

b. 1965

American basketball player (born 1965)

David Rocastle

b. 1967

English footballer (1967–2001)

David Rockefeller

b. 1915

American banker and philanthropist (1915–2017)

David Rose (songwriter)

b. 1910

English-born American conductor and composer (1910–1990)

David Rowbotham

b. 1924

Australian poet and journalist