Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Dimosthenis Kourtovik

b. 1948

Greek writer (born 1948)

Dina Boluarte

b. 1962

President of Peru from 2022 to 2025

Dina Carroll

b. 1968

English singer

Dinah Craik

b. 1826

English novelist and poet (1826–1887)

Dinah Sheridan

b. 1920

British actress (1920–2012)

Dinah Washington

b. 1924

American singer, songwriter, pianist (1924–1963)

Dinanath Gopal Tendulkar

Indian writer and filmmaker (1909–1972)

Dinanath Ramnarine

b. 1975

West Indian cricketer (born 1975)

Dinara Safina

b. 1986

Russian former tennis player (born 1986)

Dinesh D'Souza

b. 1961

American political commentator (born 1961)

Dinesh Karthik

b. 1985

Indian cricket commentator, coach and former cricketer (born 1985)

Ding Guangen

Chinese politician

Ding Ling

b. 1904

Chinese writer (1904–1986)

Ding Liren

b. 1992

Chinese chess grandmaster (born 1992)

Ding Ning

b. 1990

Chinese table tennis player

Dink Johnson

b. 1892

American Dixieland jazz musician (1892–1954)

Dink Templeton

b. 1897

American sportsman (1897–1962)

Dinkha IV

b. 1935

20th- and 21st-century Patriarch of the Church of the East

Dinko Šakić

Croatian war criminal (1921–2008)

Dinky Soliman

Filipino politician, activist, and social worker (1953–2021)

Dino Baggio

b. 1971

Italian footballer (born 1971)

Dino Bravo

b. 1949

Canadian professional wrestler (1948–1993)

Dino Campana

b. 1885

Italian poet

Dino Cazares

b. 1966

American guitarist