Leading Figures in History

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

39106 persons found

Dick Nanninga

Dutch footballer (1949–2015)

Dick Passwater

b. 1925

NASCAR driver (1926–2020)

Dick Rauch

b. 1893

American football player and coach (1893–1970)

Dick Reynolds

b. 1915

Australian rules footballer, born 1915

Dick Rutan

Aviation pioneer (1938–2024)

Dick Sargent

American actor (1930–1994)

Dick Scobee

b. 1939

American astronaut (1939–1986)

Dick Shawn

American actor (1923–1987)

Dick Slater

b. 1951

American professional wrestler (1951–2018)

Dick Smith (make-up artist)

American prosthetic makeup artist (1922–2014)

Dick Sprang

American artist (1915–2000)

Dick the Bruiser

b. 1929

American football player and professional wrestler (1929–1991)

Dick Thornburgh

b. 1932

American lawyer and politician (1932–2020)

Dick Tiger

b. 1929

Nigerian world champion boxer (1929–1971)

Dick Trickle

American racing driver (1941-2013)

Dick Van Patten

American actor (1928–2015)

Dick Vitale

b. 1939

American basketball coach and announcer (born 1939)

Dick Wagner

American guitarist (1942–2014)

Dick Welteroth

American baseball player (1927–2014)

Dick Williams

b. 1929

American baseball player and manager (1929–2011)

Dickey Betts

American guitarist (1943–2024)

Dickie Bird

b. 1933

English cricketer and umpire (1933–2025)

Dickie Goodman

b. 1934

American music and record producer

Dicky Thompson

b. 1957

American professional golfer (born 1957)