Leading Figures in History

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

39104 persons found

Ryan O'Byrne

b. 1984

Canadian ice hockey player (born 1984)

Ryan O'Hara

b. 1980

Australian former professional rugby league footballer

Ryan O'Neal

b. 1941

American actor (1941–2023)

Ryan Papenhuyzen

b. 1998

Australian rugby league footballer

Ryan Pickett (filmmaker)

b. 1979

American filmmaker

Ryan Raburn

b. 1981

American baseball player (born 1981)

Ryan Rolison

b. 1997

American baseball player (born 1997)

Ryan Sessegnon

b. 2000

English footballer (born 2000)

Ryan Shealy

b. 1979

American baseball player (born 1979)

Ryan Stiles

b. 1959

American-Canadian comedian (born 1959)

Ryan Tandy

Australian rugby league footballer

Ryan Tannehill

b. 1988

American football player (born 1988)

Ryan Taylor (footballer, born 1984)

b. 1984

English footballer

Ryan Tedder

b. 1979

American singer, songwriter, and producer

Ryan ten Doeschate

b. 1980

Dutch-South African cricket coach

Ryan Walter

b. 1958

Canadian ice hockey player (born 1958)

Ryan Whitney (actress)

b. 1998

American actress (born 1998)

Ryō Fukuda

b. 1979

Ryōgo Narita

b. 1980

Japanese light novelist and manga writer (born 1980)

Ryōko Hirosue

b. 1980

Japanese actress and singer (born 1980)

Ryszard Kukliński

b. 1930

Polish colonel and spy (1930–2004)

Ryuhei Kitamura

b. 1969

Japanese filmmaker

Ryujin (rapper)

b. 2001

South Korean rapper and singer (born 2001)

Ryūnosuke Akutagawa

Japanese writer (1892–1927)