Leading Figures in History

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

39106 persons found

Dimitris Sioufas

b. 1944

Greek lawyer and politician (1944–2019)

Dimos Dikoudis

b. 1977

Greek basketball player

Dimosthenis Kourtovik

b. 1948

Greek writer (born 1948)

Dina Boluarte

b. 1962

President of Peru from 2022 to 2025

Dina Carroll

b. 1968

English singer

Dinah Craik

b. 1826

English novelist and poet (1826–1887)

Dinah Washington

b. 1924

American singer, songwriter, pianist (1924–1963)

Dinanath Gopal Tendulkar

Indian writer and filmmaker (1909–1972)

Dinanath Ramnarine

b. 1975

West Indian cricketer (born 1975)

Dinara Safina

b. 1986

Russian former tennis player (born 1986)

Dinesh D'Souza

b. 1961

American political commentator (born 1961)

Dinesh Karthik

b. 1985

Indian cricket commentator, coach and former cricketer (born 1985)

Ding Guangen

Chinese politician

Ding Ning

b. 1990

Chinese table tennis player

Dink Templeton

b. 1897

American sportsman (1897–1962)

Dinko Šakić

Croatian war criminal (1921–2008)

Dino Baggio

b. 1971

Italian footballer (born 1971)

Dino Bravo

b. 1949

Canadian professional wrestler (1948–1993)

Dino Campana

b. 1885

Italian poet

Dino Danelli

b. 1944

American drummer (1944–2022)

Dino De Laurentiis

b. 1919

Italian-American film producer (1919–2010)

Dino Rađa

b. 1967

Croatian basketball player (born 1967)

Dinos Dimopoulos

b. 1921

Greek actor

Dinu Zamfirescu

b. 1926