Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Dick the Bruiser

b. 1929

American football player and professional wrestler (1929–1991)

Dick Thornburgh

b. 1932

American lawyer and politician (1932–2020)

Dick Thornett

b. 1940

Australian sportsman

Dick Tiger

b. 1929

Nigerian world champion boxer (1929–1971)

Dick Trickle

American racing driver (1941-2013)

Dick Van Patten

American actor (1928–2015)

Dick Vermeil

b. 1936

American football coach (born 1936)

Dick Vitale

b. 1939

American basketball coach and announcer (born 1939)

Dick Wagner

American guitarist (1942–2014)

Dick Welteroth

American baseball player (1927–2014)

Dick Williams

b. 1929

American baseball player and manager (1929–2011)

Dick York

b. 1928

American actor (1928–1992)

Dickey Betts

American guitarist (1943–2024)

Dickey Lee

b. 1936

American singer-songwriter (born 1936)

Dickie Bird

b. 1933

English cricketer and umpire (1933–2025)

Dickie Goodman

b. 1934

American music and record producer

Dickie Moore (actor)

American actor (1925–2015)

Dickie Peterson

American musician (1946–2009)

Dickinson W. Richards

b. 1895

American physician and physiologist (1895–1973)

Dicky Thompson

b. 1957

American professional golfer (born 1957)

Dicky Wells

b. 1907

American jazz trombonist (1907–1985)

Dida (footballer, born 1973)

b. 1973

Brazilian footballer

Dida Dederding

Danish doctor and academic (1889–1955)

Dídac Vilà

b. 1989

Spanish footballer