Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg

b. 1511

Queen of Denmark from 1534 to 1559

Dorothea Röschmann

b. 1967

Opera singer

Dorothea Tanning

b. 1910

American painter, printmaker, sculptor, writer, and poet (1910–2012)

Dorothea von Schlegel

German novelist and translator (1764–1839)

Dorothee Sölle

b. 1929

German theologian (1929–2003)

Dorothee Vieth

b. 1960

German Paralympic cyclist

Dorothy Allison

American writer (1949–2024)

Dorothy Burr Thompson

b. 1900

American archaeologist (1900–2001)

Dorothy Canfield Fisher

American author and social activist (1879–1958)

Dorothy Cheney

b. 1916

American tennis player (1916–2014)

Dorothy Dandridge

American actress and singer (1922–1965)

Dorothy Day

b. 1897

American Catholic and social activist (1897–1980)

Dorothy E. Denning

b. 1945

American information security researcher

Dorothy E. Smith

b. 1926

British-Canadian sociologist (1926–2022)

Dorothy Fields

b. 1905

American librettist and lyricist (1904–1974)

Dorothy Fuldheim

b. 1893

American journalist and anchor (1893–1989)

Dorothy Garrod

b. 1892

English archaeologist (1892–1968)

Dorothy Gibson

b. 1889

American actress (1889–1946)

Dorothy Gilman

b. 1923

American novelist

Dorothy Gish

American actress (1898–1968)

Dorothy Greenhough-Smith

b. 1882

British figure skater

Dorothy Hale

American socialite (1905–1938)

Dorothy Hamill

b. 1956

American figure skater

Dorothy Head Knode

b. 1925

American tennis player