Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Dmitry Polyansky

Soviet bureaucrat

Dmitry Pozharsky

b. 1577

Russian prince (1577–1642)

Dmitry Shemyaka

Grand Prince of Moscow (died 1453)

Dmitry Sitkovetsky

b. 1954

Soviet and American violinist (born 1954)

Dmitry Ustinov

b. 1908

Soviet politician (1908–1984)

Dmitry Utkin

Russian military officer (1970–2023)

Dmitry Yazov

b. 1924

Soviet minister of defence (1924–2020)

Dmitry Zaikin

b. 1932

Dmytro Hnatyuk

Soviet and Ukrainian singer and politician

Dmytro Kiva

Ukrainian engineer and designer (1942–2024)

Dmytro Udovychenko

b. 1999

Ukrainian classical violinist (born 1990)

Dnyaneshwar Agashe

b. 1942

Indian businessman and cricketer (1942–2009)

Doak Walker

American football player (1927–1998)

Dobie Gray

b. 1940

American singer and songwriter (1940–2011)

Dobri Dobrev

b. 1914

Bulgarian ascetic (1914–2018)

Dobrica Ćosić

Serbian writer and politician

Dobrogost of Nowy Dwór

Medieval bishop in Poland

Doc Cheatham

American jazz trumpeter, singer, and bandleader (1905–1997)

Doc Cramer

b. 1905

American baseball player (1905–1990)

Doc Holliday

b. 1851

Gambler, gunfighter, and dentist in the American West (1851–1887)

Doc Pomus

b. 1925

American musician (1925–1991)

Doc Rivers

b. 1961

American basketball coach and player (born 1961)

Doc Severinsen

b. 1927

American jazz trumpeter (born 1927)

Doc Watson

American musician (1923–2012)