Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

David Carpenter

b. 1930

American serial killer (born 1930)

David Carr (American football)

b. 1979

American football player (born 1979)

David Carr (journalist)

b. 1956

American columnist, and author (1956–2015)

David Carradine

American actor (1936–2009)

David Castañeda

b. 1989

American actor (born 1989)

David Cesarani

British historian (1956-2015)

David Chalmers

b. 1966

Australian philosopher and cognitive scientist

David Charvet

b. 1972

French-American singer, actor, model and television personality (born 1972)

David Chase

b. 1945

American writer, director and producer (born 1945)

David Chavchavadze

b. 1924

American writer (1924–2014)

David Chidgey, Baron Chidgey

b. 1942

British politician (1942–2022)

David Clark, Baron Clark of Windermere

b. 1939

British politician (born 1939)

David Clarke (ice hockey)

b. 1981

Ice hockey player

David Clayton-Thomas

b. 1941

British-Canadian musician (1941–2026)

David Coleman

b. 1926

British sports commentator (1926–2013)

David Collenette

b. 1946

Canadian politician

David Colquhoun

b. 1936

British pharmacologist (born 1936)

David Connolly

b. 1977

English footballer (born 1977)

David Conrad

b. 1967

American actor

David Constant

b. 1941

English cricketer and umpire

David Cope

b. 1941

American composer and scientist (1941–2025)

David Copperfield (illusionist)

b. 1956

American magician (born 1956)

David Corenswet

b. 1993

American actor (born 1993)

David Coverdale

b. 1951

English rock singer (born 1951)