Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Daniel Brière

b. 1977

Canadian ice hockey player (born 1977)

Daniel Browne

b. 1979

New Zealander rugby union player (born 1979)

Daniel Brühl

b. 1978

German-Spanish actor (born 1978)

Daniel Burnham

b. 1846

American architect and urban designer (1846– 1912)

Daniel Cabrera

b. 1981

Dominican baseball player (born 1981)

Daniel Caines

b. 1979

British athlete (born 1979)

Daniel Carleton Gajdusek

b. 1923

American medical researcher (1923–2008)

Daniel Carlsson (rally driver)

b. 1976

Swedish rally driver (born 1976)

Daniel Carter Beard

American artist and writer (1850–1941)

Daniel Ceccaldi

b. 1927

French actor (1927–2003)

Daniel Chan

b. 1975

Musical artist

Daniel Chester French

b. 1850

American sculptor (1850–1931)

Daniel Chodowiecki

b. 1726

German painter and printmaker (1726–1801)

Daniel Ciofani

b. 1985

Italian footballer (born 1985)

Daniel Ciugureanu

Moldovan-Romanian politician (1885–1950)

Daniel Cosío Villegas

b. 1898

Mexican economist, diplomat, historian and essayist (1898–1976)

Daniel D. Tompkins

b. 1774

Vice President of the United States from 1817 to 1825

Daniel Dae Kim

b. 1968

American actor (born 1968)

Daniel Day-Lewis

b. 1957

English actor (born 1957)

Daniel Defoe

English writer, merchant and spy (1660–1731)

Daniel Dennett

American philosopher (1942–2024)

Daniel DiNardo

b. 1949

American Catholic cardinal (born 1949)

Daniel Drew

b. 1797

American businessman

Daniel Edward Howard

President of Liberia from 1912 to 1920 (1861-1935)