Leading Figures in History

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

39106 persons found

Don Schollander

b. 1946

American swimmer (born 1946)

Don Shula

American football player and coach (1930–2020)

Don Siegel

American filmmaker (1912–1991)

Don Sweeney

b. 1966

Canadian ice hockey player

Don Talbot

b. 1933

Australian Olympic swimming coach and sport administrator(1933–2020)

Don Toliver

b. 1994

American singer (born 1994)

Don Valentine

b. 1932

American venture capitalist (1932–2019)

Don Whillans

b. 1933

English rock climber and mountaineer (1933-1985)

Don Williams

b. 1939

American country music singer-songwriter (1939–2017)

Don Wilson (cricketer)

English cricketer and coach

Don Zimmer

American baseball player and manager (1931–2014)

Dona Massin

Donal Henahan

American journalist (1921–2012)

Donald "Duck" Dunn

American bass guitarist (1941–2012)

Donald Bailey (civil engineer)

British civil engineer

Donald Barthelme

American writer and professor (1931 – 1989)

Donald Byrne

b. 1930

American chess player (1930–1976)

Donald Coggan

Archbishop of Canterbury from 1974 to 1980

Donald Dewar

b. 1937

First Minister of Scotland from 1999 to 2000

Donald E. Westlake

b. 1933

American novelist (1933–2008)

Donald Eric Capps

American theologian (1939–2015)

Donald Faison

b. 1974

American actor and comedian (born 1974)

Donald Gordon (South African businessman)

b. 1930

South African businessman

Donald Gorrie