Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

David Yow

b. 1960

American singer (born 1960)

David Zepeda

b. 1973

Mexican actor (born 1973)

David Zinman

b. 1936

American conductor (born 1936)

David Zucker

b. 1947

American film director (born 1947)

David, Earl of Huntingdon

Scottish prince and earl of Huntingdon (1152–1219)

Davide Capello

b. 1984

Italian footballer (born 1984)

Davide Faraoni

b. 1991

Italian footballer (born 1991)

Davide Formolo

b. 1992

Italian cyclist (born 1992)

Davide Zappacosta

b. 1992

Italian footballer (born 1992)

Davidson Black

b. 1884

Canadian anthropologist

Davidson Nicol

b. 1924

Sierra Leone Creole academic, diplomat, physician, writer (1924–1994)

Davie Fulton

Canadian politician

Davina McCall

b. 1967

British television presenter (born 1967)

Davinson Sánchez

b. 1996

Colombian footballer (born 1996)

Davion Mitchell

b. 1998

American basketball player (born 1998)

Dāvis Bertāns

b. 1992

Latvian basketball player (born 1992)

Davis Guggenheim

b. 1963

American film and television director and producer

Davis Keillor-Dunn

b. 1997

English footballer (born 1997)

Davon Jefferson

b. 1986

American basketball player (born 1986)

Davor Džalto

b. 1980

Orthodox thinker and writer

Davor Kraljević

b. 1978

Croatian footballer

Davorin Popović

b. 1946

Bosnian singer and songwriter (1946–2001)

Davy Crockett

b. 1786

American politician and frontiersman (1786–1836)

Dawda Jawara

b. 1924

First president of the Gambia from 1970 to 1994