Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Dwight Yoakam

b. 1956

American country singer (born 1956)

Dwight York

b. 1945

American criminal and new religious movement leader (born 1945)

Dwight Yorke

b. 1971

Trinbagonian footballer and manager

Dylan Baker

b. 1959

American actor (born 1959)

Dylan Brown

b. 2000

New Zealand international rugby league footballer

Dylan Bruno

b. 1972

American actor (born 1972)

Dylan Bundy

b. 1992

American baseball player (born 1992)

Dylan Grimes

b. 1991

Australian rules footballer

Dylan Larkin

b. 1996

American ice hockey player (born 1996)

Dylan McDermott

b. 1961

American actor (born 1961)

Dylan Moran

b. 1971

Irish actor and comedian (born 1971)

Dylan O'Brien

b. 1991

American actor (born 1991)

Dylan Sprouse

b. 1992

American actor (born 1992)

Dylan Thomas

b. 1914

Welsh poet and writer (1914–1953)

Dylan Walker

b. 1994

Australia international rugby league footballer (born 1994)

Dyre Vaa

Norwegian sculptor and painter

Dzhem Yamenov

b. 1999

Bulgarian politician (born 1999)

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev

b. 1993

Boston Marathon bomber (born 1993)

Dzina Sazanavets

b. 1990

Belarusian weightlifter (born 1990)

E-40

b. 1967

American rapper (born 1967)

E. A. S. Prasanna

b. 1940

Indian Cricketer

E. A. Wallis Budge

b. 1857

British academic (1857–1934)

E. B. Ford

b. 1901

British ecological geneticist (1901–1988)

E. B. White

b. 1899

American author (1899–1985)