Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Douglas Sequeira

b. 1977

Costa Rican footballer (born 1977)

Douglas Sirk

b. 1897

German film director (1897–1987)

Douglas Townsend

American classical composer (1921–2012)

Douglas William Jerrold

English dramatist and writer (1803–1857)

Douglass North

b. 1920

American economist and Nobel laureate (1920–2015)

Doukissa Nomikou

b. 1986

Greek tv presenter and model

Doulu Ge

Dowoon

b. 1995

South Korean musician (born 1995)

Doyle Alexander

b. 1950

American baseball player (born 1950)

Doyle Brunson

American poker player (1933–2023)

Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein

b. 1964

American guitarist

Dr. Alban

b. 1957

Nigerian-Swedish musician (born 1957)

Dr. Atl

b. 1875

Mexican artist (1875–1964)

Dr. Lonnie Smith

b. 1942

American jazz organist (1942–2021)

Dr. Luke

b. 1973

American musician (born 1973)

Dr. Rajkumar

b. 1929

Indian actor and singer (1929–2006)

Dr. Seuss

American author and cartoonist (1904–1991)

Drafi Deutscher

Musical artist

Draga Mašin

Queen of Serbia from 1900 to 1903

Dragan Džajić

b. 1946

Serbian footballer (born 1946)

Dragan Vukmir

b. 1978

Serbian footballer

Dragiša Pešić

Montenegrin politician (1954–2016)

Dragut

Ottoman corsair, naval commander, and governor (1485–1565)

Dragutin Domjanić

Croatian poet