Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Denny Jones

American politician (1910–2012)

Denny Laine

b. 1944

English rock musician (1944–2023)

Denny Shute

b. 1904

American professional golfer (1904–1974)

Denton Cooley

b. 1920

American heart and cardiothoracic surgeon (1920–2016)

Denys Arcand

b. 1941

Canadian film director (born 1941)

Denys Finch Hatton

b. 1887

British aristocrat and big-game hunter (1887–1931)

Denys Hobson

b. 1951

South African cricketer (born 1951)

Denys Lasdun

b. 1914

English architect (1914–2001)

Denys Roberts

British judge and colonial administrator (1923–2013)

Denys Watkins-Pitchford

b. 1905

British naturalist, illustrator and author (1905–1990)

Denys Wilkinson

b. 1922

British nuclear physicist (1922–2016)

Denyse Tontz

b. 1994

American actress, singer, and songwriter (born 1994)

Denzel Ward

b. 1997

American football player (born 1997)

Denzil Holles, 1st Baron Holles

b. 1599

English politician and army officer (1598–1680)

Déodat Gratet de Dolomieu

b. 1750

18th-century French geologist, namesake of Dolomite

Deodoro da Fonseca

b. 1827

President of Brazil from 1889 to 1891

Deokjong of Goryeo

b. 1016

King of Goryeo from 1031 to 1034

Deon Burton

b. 1976

English-Jamaican footballer (born 1976)

Deposed Queen Yun

b. 1455

Queen of Joseon from 1476 to 1479

DeQuan Jones

b. 1990

American basketball player (born 1990)

Dercy Gonçalves

b. 1907

Brazilian comedian (1907–2008)

Dereck Whittenburg

b. 1960

American basketball player and coach (born 1960)

Derek Barton

b. 1918

English chemist and Nobel Prize laureate

Derek Bell (musician)

Musical artist