Leading Figures in History

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

39106 persons found

Dmitri Shostakovich

Soviet-era Russian composer and pianist (1906–1975)

Dmitri Torbinski

b. 1984

Russian footballer (born 1984)

Dmitri Uchaykin

b. 1980

Ice hockey player

Dmitriy Karpov

b. 1981

Kazakhstani athletics competitor

Dmitry Donskoy

Prince of Moscow (1359–1389)

Dmitry Filippov (politician)

b. 1944

Soviet-Russian politician and businessman (1944–1998)

Dmitry of Bryansk

Lithuanian prince (died 1399)

Dmitry of Suzdal

Prince of Suzdal and Nizhny Novgorod

Dmitry Orlov (ice hockey)

b. 1991

Russian ice hockey player (born 1991)

Dmitry Pisarev

Russian writer and nihilist philosopher (1840–1868)

Dmitry Shemyaka

Grand Prince of Moscow (died 1453)

Dmitry Utkin

Russian military officer (1970–2023)

Dmitry Zaikin

b. 1932

Dmytro Hnatyuk

Soviet and Ukrainian singer and politician

Dmytro Kiva

Ukrainian engineer and designer (1942–2024)

Dmytro Udovychenko

b. 1999

Ukrainian classical violinist (born 1990)

Dnyaneshwar Agashe

b. 1942

Indian businessman and cricketer (1942–2009)

Dobie Gray

b. 1940

American singer and songwriter (1940–2011)

Dobri Dobrev

b. 1914

Bulgarian ascetic (1914–2018)

Dobrica Ćosić

Serbian writer and politician

Doc Cheatham

American jazz trumpeter, singer, and bandleader (1905–1997)

Doc Cramer

b. 1905

American baseball player (1905–1990)

Doc Holliday

b. 1851

Gambler, gunfighter, and dentist in the American West (1851–1887)

Doc Pomus

b. 1925

American musician (1925–1991)