Leading Figures in History

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

39106 persons found

Dieterich Buxtehude

Danish-German organist and composer (1637–1707)

Dietmar Hamann

b. 1973

German footballer (born 1973)

Dietmar I (archbishop of Salzburg)

Archbishop of Salzburg from 873-907

Dietmar Keck

b. 1957

Austrian politician (born 1957)

Dietmar Schönherr

b. 1926

Austrian actor (1926–2014)

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

German lyric baritone and conductor (1925–2012)

Dietrich I of Metz

Dietrich Mateschitz

b. 1944

Austrian entrepreneur (1944–2022)

Dietrich of Anhalt-Dessau

b. 1702

German prince and regent

Dietrich of Haldensleben, Margrave of the Nordmark

Digby Anderson

b. 1944

English journalist

Digna Ketelaar

b. 1967

Dutch tennis player

Dik Browne

American cartoonist (1917–1989)

Dika Newlin

American composer and musicologist (1923–2006)

Dikembe Mutombo

b. 1966

Congolese-American basketball player (1966–2024)

Dilana

b. 1972

South African singer (born 1972)

Dilano van 't Hoff

Dutch racing driver (2004–2023)

Dilhara Fernando

b. 1979

Sri Lankan cricketer

Dilia Díaz Cisneros

b. 1925

Venezuelan teacher and poet

Dilip Kumar

Indian actor (1922–2021)

Dilip Kumar Chakrabarti

b. 1941

Indian archaeologist

Dilip Sardesai

b. 1940

Indian cricketer (1940–2007)

Dillon Danis

b. 1993

American mixed martial artist (born 1993)

Dillon Quirke

Irish hurler (1998–2022)