Leading Figures in History

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

39104 persons found

Russ Jackson

b. 1936

Canadian football player (born 1936)

Russ Ortiz

b. 1974

American baseball player (born 1974)

Russell Ash

b. 1946

British writer (1946-2010)

Russell B. Long

American politician (1918–2003)

Russell Baker

b. 1925

American writer and satirist (1925–2019)

Russell Baze

b. 1958

American jockey

Russell Brand

b. 1975

English comedian, actor, and podcaster (born 1975)

Russell Brookes

b. 1945

British rally driver (1945–2019)

Russell Doughten

American filmmaker

Russell Drysdale

Australian artist

Russell E. Morris

b. 1967

British chemist (born 1967)

Russell Hitchcock

b. 1949

Australian singer

Russell Lee (photographer)

b. 1903

American photographer and photojournalist (1903–1986)

Russell Morris

b. 1948

Australian singer-songwriter (born 1948)

Russell Senior

b. 1961

British musician

Russell Smith (singer)

b. 1949

American singer-songwriter (1949–2019)

Russell T Davies

b. 1963

Welsh screenwriter and television producer (born 1963)

Russi Taylor

b. 1944

American voice actress (1944–2019)

Russo brothers

b. 1971

American film and television directors

Rusticula

Abbess of Saint-Jean d'Arles

Rusticus (archbishop of Lyon)

Catholic saint and Archbishop of Lyon (d. 494)

Rusty Gerhardt

b. 1950

American baseball player

Rusty Smith (speed skater)

b. 1979

Short track speed skater

Rusty Wallace

b. 1956

American racing driver (born 1956)