Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Dragutin Gorjanović-Kramberger

b. 1856

Croatian paleontologist, geologist and archaeologist

Dragutin Lerman

b. 1863

Croatian explorer

Dragutin Tadijanović

b. 1905

Croatian poet

Drake (musician)

b. 1986

Canadian rapper and singer (born 1986)

Drake Bell

b. 1986

American actor (born 1986)

Drake Hogestyn

American actor (1953–2024)

Drake Levin

Musical artist

Drake London

b. 2001

American football player (born 2001)

Drake Maye

b. 2002

American football player (born 2002)

Drake Wuertz

b. 1984

American professional wrestler

Draža Mihailović

b. 1893

Leader of the Chetniks in WWII (1893–1946)

Dražen Petrović

b. 1964

Yugoslav-Croatian basketball player (1964–1993)

Dre Kirkpatrick

b. 1989

American football player (born 1989)

Dream (YouTuber)

b. 1999

American YouTuber and Twitch streamer (born 1999)

Dreama Walker

b. 1986

American actress

Dred Scott

African-American plaintiff in freedom suit (c. 1799–1858)

Drew Carey

b. 1958

American comedian (born 1958)

Drew Crawford

b. 1990

American basketball player

Drew Edmondson

b. 1946

American lawyer (born 1946)

Drew Gilpin Faust

b. 1947

American historian and college administrator (born 1947)

Drew Gooden (basketball)

b. 1981

American basketball player (born 1981)

Drew Gordon

American basketball player (1990–2024)

Drew Gulak

b. 1987

American professional wrestler (born 1987)

Drew Hutchison (baseball)

b. 1990

American baseball player (born 1990)