Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Dennis Poore

b. 1916

British racing driver (1916–1987)

Dennis Potter

b. 1935

British dramatist and screenwriter (1935–1994)

Dennis Prager

b. 1948

American conservative activist (born 1948)

Dennis Price

English actor (1915–1973)

Dennis Priestley

b. 1950

English darts player (born 1950)

Dennis Ralston

b. 1942

American tennis player (1942–2020)

Dennis Ritchie

b. 1941

American computer scientist known for Unix (1941–2011)

Dennis Rodman

b. 1961

American basketball player (born 1961)

Dennis Rommedahl

b. 1978

Danish footballer (born 1978)

Dennis Schröder

b. 1993

German basketball player (born 1993)

Dennis Scott (basketball)

b. 1968

American basketball player (born 1968)

Dennis Seidenberg

b. 1981

German ice hockey player (born 1981)

Dennis Slamar

b. 1994

German footballer

Dennis Stratton

b. 1952

British guitarist

Dennis Tito

b. 1940

American engineer and entrepreneur, also the first space tourist (born 1940)

Dennis Turner

b. 1942

British politician (1942–2014)

Dennis Viollet

b. 1933

English footballer (1933–1999)

Dennis Waterman

English actor and singer (1948–2022)

Dennis Weaver

b. 1924

American actor (1924–2006)

Dennis Wrong

Canadian-born American sociologist and professor

Denny Barry

b. 1883

Irish patriot

Denny Bautista

b. 1980

Dominican baseball player (born 1980)

Denny Cardin

b. 1988

Italian footballer (born 1988)

Denny Hulme

b. 1936

New Zealand racing driver (1936–1992)