Leading Figures in History

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

21511 persons found

Doug Henning

b. 1947

Canadian illusionist (1947–2000)

Doug Ingle

American musician (1945–2024)

Doug Insole

b. 1926

English cricketer (1926–2017)

Doug Jarrett

b. 1944

Canadian ice hockey player (1944–2014)

Doug Legursky

b. 1986

American football player (born 1986)

Doug Lewis (politician)

b. 1938

Canadian politician

Doug Lowe (Australian politician)

b. 1942

Australian politician

Doug Mientkiewicz

b. 1974

American baseball player and manager (born 1974)

Doug Mountjoy

b. 1942

Welsh snooker player (1942–2021)

Doug Savant

b. 1964

American film and television actor

Doug Scott

b. 1941

English mountaineer and author (1941–2020)

Doug the Pug

b. 2012

American celebrity dog (born 2012)

Dougie Freedman

b. 1974

Scottish footballer (born 1974)

Douglas Abbott

b. 1899

Canadian politician and Supreme Court judge (1899-1987)

Douglas Adams

English writer and humourist (1952–2001)

Douglas Cameron (politician)

b. 1854

Canadian politician

Douglas Campbell (aviator)

b. 1896

American World War I flying ace

Douglas Carswell

b. 1971

British politician (born 1971)

Douglas Fairbanks

b. 1883

American actor and filmmaker (1883–1939)

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

American actor, film producer, and U.S. Navy officer (1909–2000)

Douglas H. Johnston

Governor of the Chicksaw Nation (1856–1939)

Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig

b. 1861

British field marshal (1861–1928)

Douglas Harkness

Canadian politician (1903–1999)

Douglas Lloyd Campbell

Premier of Manitoba from 1948 to 1958