Leading Figures in History

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

39106 persons found

Diego Lainez

b. 2000

Mexican footballer (born 2000)

Diego López (footballer, born May 2002)

b. 2002

Spanish footballer

Diego Loyzaga

b. 1995

Filipino actor and model (born 1995)

Diego Markwell

b. 1980

Dutch baseball player (born 1980)

Diego Mendieta

b. 1980

Paraguayan footballer (1980–2012)

Diego Milito

b. 1979

Argentine footballer

Diego Pérez (footballer)

b. 1980

Uruguayan footballer (born 1980)

Diego Placente

b. 1977

Argentine footballer (born 1977)

Diego Quintana

b. 1978

Argentine footballer

Diego Ramírez de Arellano

Spanish cosmographer and sailor

Diego Schwartzman

b. 1992

Argentine tennis player (born 1992)

Diego Simeone

b. 1970

Argentine football manager (born 1970)

Diego Spotorno

b. 1975

Diego Velázquez

b. 1599

Spanish painter (1599–1660)

Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar

Spanish conquistador; 1st colonial governor of Cuba (1511–24)

Dieric Bouts

15th-century Dutch painter

Diesel (musician)

b. 1966

Australian singer and guitarist (born 1966)

Dieter Althaus

b. 1958

German politician

Dieter Brummer

b. 1976

Australian actor (1976–2021)

Dieter Fromm

b. 1948

Dieter Grau

b. 1913

American aerospace engineer

Dieter Moebius

Musical artist

Dieter Quester

b. 1939

Austrian racing driver (born 1939)

Dieter Roth

b. 1930

Swiss artist (1930–1998)