Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

David Sullivan (actor)

b. 1977

American film and television actor

David T. Abercrombie

b. 1867

Founder of Abercrombie & Fitch (1867-1931)

David T. Lykken

b. 1928

American behavioral geneticist (1928–2006)

David Taylor (snooker player)

b. 1943

English snooker player (born 1943)

David TC Davies

b. 1970

British politician (born 1970)

David Teniers III

b. 1638

Flemish painter and tapestry designer (1638–1685)

David Teniers the Younger

Flemish Baroque painter (1610–1690)

David Tennant

b. 1971

Scottish actor (born 1971)

David Testo

b. 1981

American soccer player

David Thompson (basketball)

b. 1953

American basketball player (born 1954)

David Thompson (explorer)

b. 1770

Canadian fur trader and surveyor (1770–1857)

David Thompson (footballer, born 1977)

b. 1977

English footballer (born 1977)

David Thorpe (footballer)

b. 1948

Australian rules footballer

David Threlfall

b. 1953

English stage, film, television actor and director

David Timor

b. 1989

Spanish footballer

David Tindle

b. 1932

British painter (born 1932)

David Todd Wilkinson

American cosmologist (1935–2002)

David Tomlinson

b. 1917

English actor (1917–2000)

David Tonkin

b. 1929

Australian politician (1929 – 2000)

David Townsend (art director)

American art director (1891–1935)

David Townsend (musician)

b. 1955

American singer

David Trewhella

b. 1962

Australian rugby league footballer

David Trezeguet

b. 1977

French footballer (born 1977)

David Triesman, Baron Triesman

b. 1943

British Labour politician and merchant banker (1943–2026)