Leading Figures in History

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

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Demetrios Christodoulou

b. 1951

Greek mathematician and physicist (born 1951)

Demetrios I of Constantinople

b. 1914

Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1972 to 1991

Demetrios Laskaris Leontares

Byzantine statesman and military leader

Demetrios Petrokokkinos

b. 1878

Greek tennis player (1878–1942)

Demetrios Vikelas

Greek businessman and writer (1835–1908)

Demetrious Johnson

b. 1986

American mixed martial artist (born 1986)

Demetris Christofias

b. 1946

President of Cyprus from 2008 to 2013

Demetris Kizas

b. 1954

Cypriot footballer

Demetris Th. Gotsis

b. 1945

Greek poet and author residing in Cyprus (born 1945 - died 2021)

Demetrius Constantine Dounis

Violinist, violist and teacher (1893–1954)

Demi Lovato

b. 1992

American singer and actress (born 1992)

Demi Moore

b. 1950

American actress (born 1962)

Demián Bichir

b. 1963

Mexican actor (born 1963)

Demir Demirkan

b. 1972

Turkish musician (born 1972)

Demis Hassabis

b. 1976

British AI researcher (born 1976)

Demis Nikolaidis

b. 1973

Greek former footballer (born 1973)

Demis Roussos

b. 1946

Greek musician (1946–2015)

Demont Mitchell

b. 1988

American-Bahamian footballer (born 1988)

Demosthenes

Classical Athenian statesman and orator (384–322 BC)

Demy de Zeeuw

b. 1983

Dutch footballer (born 1983)

Denard Robinson

b. 1990

American football player (born 1990)

Dénes Berinkey

Hungarian jurist and politician

Dénes Kőnig

b. 1884

Hungarian mathematician (1884–1944)

Deney Terrio

b. 1950

American actor (born 1950)