Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Diego Schwartzman

b. 1992

Argentine tennis player (born 1992)

Diego Simeone

b. 1970

Argentine football manager (born 1970)

Diego Spotorno

b. 1975

Diego Velázquez

b. 1599

Spanish painter (1599–1660)

Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar

Spanish conquistador; 1st colonial governor of Cuba (1511–24)

Diepreye Alamieyeseigha

Nigerian politician (1952–2015)

Dieric Bouts

15th-century Dutch painter

Diesel (musician)

b. 1966

Australian singer and guitarist (born 1966)

Dieter Althaus

b. 1958

German politician

Dieter Brummer

b. 1976

Australian actor (1976–2021)

Dieter Burdenski

German footballer (1950–2024)

Dieter Fromm

b. 1948

Dieter Grau

b. 1913

American aerospace engineer

Dieter Hecking

b. 1964

German football manager (born 1964)

Dieter Hochheimer

b. 1952

German footballer and manager

Dieter Moebius

Musical artist

Dieter Quester

b. 1939

Austrian racing driver (born 1939)

Dieter Roth

b. 1930

Swiss artist (1930–1998)

Dieterich Buxtehude

Danish-German organist and composer (1637–1707)

Dietmar Hamann

b. 1973

German footballer (born 1973)

Dietmar I (archbishop of Salzburg)

Archbishop of Salzburg from 873-907

Dietmar Keck

b. 1957

Austrian politician (born 1957)

Dietmar Mürdter

b. 1943

German footballer

Dietmar Schacht

b. 1962

German footballer (born 1962)