Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Dietmar Schönherr

b. 1926

Austrian actor (1926–2014)

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

German lyric baritone and conductor (1925–2012)

Dietrich I of Metz

Dietrich Mateschitz

b. 1944

Austrian entrepreneur (1944–2022)

Dietrich Möller

b. 1937

German politician (1937–2024)

Dietrich of Anhalt-Dessau

b. 1702

German prince and regent

Dietrich of Haldensleben, Margrave of the Nordmark

Dietrich von Choltitz

b. 1894

German general (1894–1966)

Dietrich von Hildebrand

b. 1889

German Catholic philosopher (1889–1977)

Digby Anderson

b. 1944

English journalist

Digna Ketelaar

b. 1967

Dutch tennis player

Dik Browne

American cartoonist (1917–1989)

Dika Newlin

American composer and musicologist (1923–2006)

Dikembe Mutombo

b. 1966

Congolese-American basketball player (1966–2024)

Dilana

b. 1972

South African singer (born 1972)

Dilano van 't Hoff

Dutch racing driver (2004–2023)

Dileep

b. 1968

Indian actor and producer

Dilhara Fernando

b. 1979

Sri Lankan cricketer

Dilia Díaz Cisneros

b. 1925

Venezuelan teacher and poet

Dilip Kumar

Indian actor (1922–2021)

Dilip Kumar Chakrabarti

b. 1941

Indian archaeologist

Dilip Parikh

Indian politician and industrialist (1937–2019)

Dilip Sardesai

b. 1940

Indian cricketer (1940–2007)

Dillon Danis

b. 1993

American mixed martial artist (born 1993)