Leading Figures in History

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

39106 persons found

Richard Dry

Australian politician

Richard E. Dauch

b. 1942

American businessman

Richard E. Grant

b. 1957

English actor (born 1957)

Richard Eastham

b. 1916

American actor

Richard Egan (actor)

American actor (1921–1987)

Richard Ellmann

American writer and literary critic

Richard Empson

English politician (died 1510)

Richard Epstein

b. 1943

American legal scholar (born 1943)

Richard Evatt

British boxer (1973–2012)

Richard F. Heck

b. 1931

American chemist (1931–2015)

Richard Feynman

b. 1918

American theoretical physicist (1918–1988)

Richard Field (judge)

b. 1947

British judge (born 1947)

Richard Freitag

b. 1991

German ski jumper (born 1991)

Richard Fromberg

b. 1970

Australian tennis player

Richard Fuller (Conservative politician)

b. 1962

British politician (born 1962)

Richard Garneau

b. 1930

Canadian sports journalist and writer

Richard Garriott

b. 1961

American video game developer, entrepreneur and space tourist (born 1961)

Richard Gasquet

b. 1986

French tennis player (born 1986)

Richard Girulatis

German football manager (1878–1963)

Richard Glücks

b. 1889

German SS officer (1889–1945)

Richard Goode

b. 1943

American classical pianist (born 1943)

Richard Goss

Irish Republican

Richard Gozney

b. 1951

British diplomat (born 1951)

Richard Graves

b. 1715

English minister and writer (1715–1804)