Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Domenico Veneziano

Italian Renaissance painter (c. 1410–1461)

Domenico Zipoli

b. 1688

Italian composer (1688–1726)

Domenik Hixon

b. 1984

American football player (born 1984)

Domhnall Gleeson

b. 1983

Irish actor (born 1983)

Domhnall II, Earl of Mar

14th-century Scottish nobleman

Domingo Báñez

Spanish Dominican theologian (1528–1604)

Domingo Faustino Sarmiento

President of Argentina from 1868 to 1874

Domingo Germán

b. 1992

Dominican baseball player (born 1992)

Domingos Maubere

b. 1952

East Timorese Catholic priest and activist (1952–2025)

Dominguinhos

Brazilian singer (1941–2013)

Dominic Aitchison

b. 1976

Musical artist

Dominic Carroll

b. 1983

Gibraltarian athlete (born 1983)

Dominic Cooper

b. 1978

English actor (born 1978)

Dominic Cork

b. 1971

English cricketer

Dominic de Guzmán

Founder of the Dominican Order (1170–1221)

Dominic Foley

b. 1976

Irish former professional footballer (born 1976)

Dominic Fumusa

b. 1969

American actor

Dominic Grieve

b. 1956

English barrister and politician (born 1956)

Dominic Isaacs

b. 1982

South African soccer player

Dominic Matteo

b. 1974

Scottish footballer (born 1974)

Dominic Moore

b. 1980

Canadian ice hockey player (born 1980)

Dominic Perrottet

b. 1982

Premier of New South Wales from 2021 to 2023

Dominic Scott

b. 1979

Musical artist

Dominic Solanke

b. 1997

English footballer (born 1997)