Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

David Plummer (swimmer)

b. 1985

American swimmer (born 1985)

David Pountney

b. 1947

British-Polish theatre and opera director and librettist (born 1947)

David Price (baseball)

b. 1985

American baseball player (born 1985)

David Profumo

b. 1955

English novelist

David Prowse

b. 1935

English actor, bodybuilder and weightlifter (1935–2020)

David Rakoff

Canadian-American humorist and essayist (1964–2012)

David Raksin

b. 1912

American composer (1912–2004)

David Rappaport

Actor, musician, writer, director, teacher (1951–1990)

David Raya

b. 1995

Spanish footballer (born 1995)

David Rees (mathematician)

David Reimer

Canadian man raised as a girl (1965–2004)

David Remnick

b. 1958

American journalist, writer, and editor (born 1958)

David Rendall

b. 1948

English operatic tenor (1948–2025)

David Renneberg

b. 1942

Australian cricketer (1942–2025)

David Resnick

Israeli architect and town planner

David Ricardo

b. 1772

British economist and politician (1772–1823)

David Rice Atchison

b. 1807

American politician (1807–1886)

David Rimoin

American physician (1936–2012)

David Rittich

b. 1992

Czech ice hockey player (born 1992)

David Robb

b. 1947

Scottish actor (born 1947)

David Robertson (conductor)

b. 1958

American conductor (born 1958)

David Robertson (footballer, born 1968)

b. 1968

Scottish footballer and coach

David Robertson (sportsman)

Scotland international rugby union player & sportsman

David Robinson

b. 1965

American basketball player (born 1965)