Leading Figures in History

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

21511 persons found

DJ Shadow

b. 1972

American DJ and record producer

DJ Snake

b. 1986

French record producer (born 1986)

Django Reinhardt

Romani-French jazz musician (1910–1953)

Djemal Pasha

b. 1872

Ottoman military leader (1872–1922)

Djimon Hounsou

b. 1964

Beninese-born actor (born 1964)

Djuna Barnes

b. 1892

American Modernist writer, poet and artist (1892–1982)

Dmitri Kruglov

b. 1984

Estonian footballer (born 1984)

Dmitri Torbinski

b. 1984

Russian footballer (born 1984)

Dmitri Uchaykin

b. 1980

Ice hockey player

Dmitry Donskoy

Prince of Moscow (1359–1389)

Dmitry of Suzdal

Prince of Suzdal and Nizhny Novgorod

Dmitry Zaikin

b. 1932

Dmytro Hnatyuk

Soviet and Ukrainian singer and politician

Dmytro Udovychenko

b. 1999

Ukrainian classical violinist (born 1990)

Dnyaneshwar Agashe

b. 1942

Indian businessman and cricketer (1942–2009)

Dobrica Ćosić

Serbian writer and politician

Doc Cheatham

American jazz trumpeter, singer, and bandleader (1905–1997)

Doc Pomus

b. 1925

American musician (1925–1991)

Doc Watson

American musician (1923–2012)

Dodie Smith

b. 1896

English novelist and playwright (1896–1990)

Dody Goodman

American actress (1914–2008)

Doğu Perinçek

b. 1942

Turkish politician (born 1942)

Dolf van der Linden

b. 1915

Dutch conductor (1915–1999)

Dolla (rapper)

American rapper (1987–2010)