Leading Figures in History

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

21510 persons found

Davey Lopes

b. 1945

American baseball player and manager (1945–2026)

Davian Clarke

b. 1976

Jamaican sprinter (born 1976)

David "Stringbean" Akeman

b. 1915

American musician (1915–1973)

David A. Hargrave

b. 1946

American role-playing game designer (1946–1988)

David Adams (baseball)

b. 1987

American baseball player (born 1987)

David Alaba

b. 1992

Austrian footballer (born 1992)

David Alan Grier

b. 1956

American comedian and actor (born 1956)

David Allen (cricketer)

English cricketer (1935–2014)

David Alliance, Baron Alliance

b. 1932

British businessman and politician (1932–2025)

David Ancrum

b. 1958

American and college basketball player (born 1958)

David Attenborough

b. 1926

English broadcaster and natural historian (born 1926)

David Azrieli

b. 1922

Israeli-Canadian entrepreneur (1922–2014)

David B. Mattingly

b. 1956

American illustrator and painter

David Backes

b. 1984

American ice hockey player (born 1984)

David Bangala

b. 1997

Congolese footballer (born 1997)

David Bayssari

b. 1970

Lebanon international rugby league footballer & coach

David Beaton

Scottish cardinal

David Beckham

b. 1975

English footballer (born 1975)

David Beerling

b. 1965

British professor of natural sciences

David Belasco

American theatrical figure (1853–1931)

David Berkowitz

b. 1953

American serial killer (born 1953)

David Blackwell

b. 1919

American mathematician and statistician (1919–2010)

David Blatt

b. 1959

Israeli-American basketball player and coach (born 1959)

David Blunkett

b. 1947

British politician (born 1947)