Leading Figures in History

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

39104 persons found

Roger Deakins

b. 1949

British cinematographer

Roger Doucet

b. 1919

Canadian opera singer

Roger Ebert

b. 1942

American film critic and author (1942–2013)

Roger Federer

b. 1981

Swiss tennis player (born 1981)

Roger Fisher (academic)

b. 1922

American legal scholar (1922–2012)

Roger Freeman, Baron Freeman

b. 1942

British politician (1942–2025)

Roger Gale

b. 1943

British Conservative politician

Roger Garaudy

French philosopher and politician (1913 – 2012)

Roger Graef

b. 1936

American-born British filmmaker (1936–2022)

Roger Greenaway

b. 1938

English singer, songwriter and record producer

Roger Grimsby

American TV news journalist (1928–1995)

Roger Guerreiro

b. 1982

Brazilian-born footballer

Roger Hunt

b. 1938

English footballer (1938–2021)

Roger I of Sicily

Grand Count of Sicily from 1071 to 1101

Roger J. Traynor

American judge (1900–1983)

Roger Johnson (footballer)

b. 1983

English footballer (born 1983)

Roger Joseph Boscovich

b. 1711

Croat-Italian physicist and writer (1711–1787)

Roger Kingdom

b. 1962

American hurdler (born 1962)

Roger Kumble

b. 1966

American film director and screenwriter

Roger L. Easton

b. 1921

American physicist and GPS inventor (1921–2014)

Roger Lemerre

b. 1941

French football player and manager (born 1941)

Roger Liddle, Baron Liddle

b. 1947

British political adviser and consultant (born 1947)

Roger MacDougall

b. 1910

Scottish playwright, screenwriter and director (1910–1993)

Roger Martin du Gard

French novelist (1881-1958)