Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Dino Danelli

b. 1944

American drummer (1944–2022)

Dino De Laurentiis

b. 1919

Italian-American film producer (1919–2010)

Dino Rađa

b. 1967

Croatian basketball player (born 1967)

Dinos Dimopoulos

b. 1921

Greek actor

Dinu Zamfirescu

b. 1926

Dinusha Fernando

b. 1979

Sri Lankan cricketer (born 1979)

Diogo de Mendonça Corte-Real

Portuguese diplomat and statesman

Diogo Jota

Portuguese footballer (1996–2025)

Diogo Salomão

b. 1988

Portuguese footballer (born 1988)

Diomedes Díaz

b. 1957

Colombian vallenato artist (1957–2013)

Dion Boucicault

Irish actor and dramatist (1820–1890)

Dion DiMucci

b. 1939

American singer and songwriter (born 1939)

Dion Dreesens

b. 1993

Dutch swimmer (born 1993)

Dion Lewis

b. 1990

American football player (born 1990)

Dionysis Chiotis

b. 1977

Greek footballer (born 1977)

Dionysius II of Antioch

58th Patriarch of Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch (896 - 908)

Dionysius Vattasseril

b. 1858

Indian saint (1858–1934)

Dionysius, Metropolitan of Kiev

Diosa Costello

b. 1913

Puerto Rican entertainer, producer, club owner

Diosdado Macapagal

President of the Philippines from 1961 to 1965

Dipa Karmakar

b. 1993

Indian gymnast and Olympic medalist

Diplo

b. 1978

American DJ and record producer (born 1978)

Diptendu Pramanick

b. 1910

Indian film personality (1910–1989)

Diran Adebayo

b. 1968

British novelist, cultural critic and academic