Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Donnell Thompson

b. 1958

American football player (1958–2024)

Donnie Moore

American baseball player (1954–1989)

Donnie Munro

b. 1953

Musical artist

Donnie Van Zant

b. 1952

American singer

Donnie Wahlberg

b. 1969

American singer and actor (born 1969)

Donnie Yen

b. 1963

Hong Kong actor and martial artist (born 1963)

Donny Hathaway

b. 1945

American singer-songwriter (1945–1979)

Donny Marshall

b. 1972

American basketball player (born 1972)

Donny Montell

b. 1987

Lithuanian singer-songwriter (born 1987)

Donovan

b. 1946

Scottish musician (born 1946)

Donovan Mitchell

b. 1996

American basketball player (born 1996)

Donyell Marshall

b. 1973

American basketball player (born 1973)

Dooley Wilson

American actor, musician (1886–1953)

Doppo Kunikida

b. 1871

Japanese writer and journalist (1871-1908)

Dora Bakoyannis

b. 1954

Greek politician (born 1954)

Dora Bryan

English actress (1923–2014)

Dora Richter

b. 1892

German trans woman (1892–1966)

Đorđe Bogić

Serbian Orthodox hieromartyr and saint (1911–1941)

Dore Schary

American dramatist and film producer (1905–1980)

Doreen Massey, Baroness Massey of Darwen

b. 1938

British politician (1938–2024)

Doreen Tovey

b. 1918

English writer (1918–2008)

Doreen Wells

b. 1937

English ballet dancer

Dori Caymmi

b. 1943

Brazilian musical artist (born 1943)

Dorian "Doc" Paskowitz

American physician