Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Dorothy Height

American activist (1912–2010)

Dorothy Hewett

b. 1923

Australian feminist poet, playwright and novelist (1923–2002)

Dorothy Hill

b. 1907

Australian geologist and palaeontologist (1907–1997)

Dorothy Hodgkin

b. 1910

English chemist (1910–1994)

Dorothy Hyman

b. 1941

English sprinter (born 1941)

Dorothy Kilgallen

b. 1913

American journalist and TV personality

Dorothy Kingsley

American screenwriter

Dorothy L. Sayers

b. 1893

English novelist, translator and Christian writer (1893–1957)

Dorothy Lamour

American actress and singer (1914–1996)

Dorothy Lawrence

b. 1896

English journalist (c.1888 – 1964)

Dorothy Levitt

20th-century British racing driver

Dorothy Livesay

b. 1909

Canadian poet (1909–1996)

Dorothy Loudon

b. 1925

American actress, singer, performer (1925–2003)

Dorothy Mackaill

British-American actress (1903–1990)

Dorothy Manley

b. 1927

British sprint runner (1927–2021)

Dorothy Maud Wrinch

b. 1894

Mathematician and biochemical theorist

Dorothy McGuire

b. 1916

American actress (1916–2001)

Dorothy P. Lathrop

b. 1891

American writer and illustrator (1891–1980)

Dorothy Parker

American poet, writer, critic (1893–1967)

Dorothy Provine

American singer, dancer, actress (1935–2010)

Dorothy Richardson

b. 1873

British author and journalist (1873–1957)

Dorothy Round

b. 1908

British tennis player (1909–1982)

Dorothy Ruth Pirone

American biographer; daughter of Babe Ruth