Leading Figures in History

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

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Djibril Cissé

b. 1981

French footballer (born 1981)

Djimon Hounsou

b. 1964

Beninese-born actor (born 1964)

Djuna Barnes

b. 1892

American Modernist writer, poet and artist (1892–1982)

Dmitri Egorov

Russian mathematician (1869–1931)

Dmitri Hvorostovsky

b. 1962

Russian baritone (1962–2017)

Dmitri Kruglov

b. 1984

Estonian footballer (born 1984)

Dmitri Kulikov (footballer)

b. 1977

Estonian footballer

Dmitri Shostakovich

Soviet composer and pianist (1906–1975)

Dmitri Sychev

b. 1983

Russian former footballer

Dmitri Torbinski

b. 1984

Russian footballer (born 1984)

Dmitri Uchaykin

b. 1980

Ice hockey player

Dmitri Young

b. 1973

American baseball player (born 1973)

Dmitriy Karpov

b. 1981

Kazakhstani athletics competitor

Dmitry Donskoy

Prince of Moscow from 1359 to 1389

Dmitry Filippov (politician)

b. 1944

Soviet-Russian politician and businessman (1944–1998)

Dmitry Gorkov

b. 1964

Russian footballer

Dmitry Kozak

b. 1958

Russian politician; Vice Prime Minister of Russia (2008–2020)

Dmitry Mamin-Sibiryak

b. 1852

Russian author

Dmitry of Bryansk

Lithuanian prince (died 1399)

Dmitry of Suzdal

Prince of Suzdal and Nizhny Novgorod

Dmitry of Tver

Prince of Tver from 1318 to 1326

Dmitry of Uglich

b. 1582

Russian tsarevich (1582–1591)

Dmitry Orlov (ice hockey)

b. 1991

Russian ice hockey player (born 1991)

Dmitry Pisarev

Russian writer and nihilist philosopher (1840–1868)