Leading Figures in History

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

39110 persons found

Michael Rasmussen (cyclist)

b. 1974

Danish cyclist

Michael Reardon (climber)

American rock climber (1965–2007)

Michael Redd

b. 1979

American basketball player (born 1979)

Michael Rennie

British actor (1909–1971)

Michael Richards

b. 1949

American actor and comedian (born 1949)

Michael Ritchie (filmmaker)

American film director (1938–2001)

Michael Roberts (jockey)

b. 1954

South African jockey

Michael Roe (racing driver)

b. 1955

Former Irish racing driver

Michael Rose (singer)

b. 1957

Jamaican reggae singer (born 1957)

Michael Rosen

b. 1946

British children's author and poet (born 1946)

Michael Rosenbaum

b. 1972

American actor and podcaster (born 1972)

Michael Ruse

b. 1940

Canadian philosopher (1940–2024)

Michael Russell (tennis)

b. 1978

American tennis player (born 1978)

Michael Sandberg, Baron Sandberg

b. 1927

Michael Sandle

b. 1936

British sculptor and artist (born 1936)

Michael Sarrazin

Canadian actor (1940-2011)

Michael Sata

b. 1937

President of Zambia from 2011 to 2014

Michael Schoenberg

American theoretical geophysicist (1943–2008)

Michael Schrader

b. 1987

German decathlete

Michael Schwerner

American civil rights activist and murder victim (1939–1964)

Michael Sembello

b. 1954

American musician

Michael Shaara

American novelist (1928–1988)

Michael Shannon

b. 1974

American actor (born 1974)

Michael Shea (American author)

b. 1946

American fiction author (1946–2014)