Leading Figures in History

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

62245 persons found

Rachel Reilly

b. 1984

American actress and television personality

Rachel Roberts (actress)

b. 1927

Welsh actress (1927–1980)

Rachel Robinson

b. 1922

American nurse and professor; widow of Jackie Robinson (born 1922)

Rachel Scott

American murder victim (1981–1999)

Rachel Sennott

b. 1995

American actress and comedian (born 1995)

Rachel Simmons

b. 1974

American writer on social behavior (1974-)

Rachel Sweet

b. 1962

American singer-songwriter

Rachel Taylor (rugby union)

b. 1983

Wales international rugby union footballer

Rachel Ticotin

b. 1958

American actress (born 1958)

Rachel True

b. 1966

American actress

Rachel Ward

b. 1957

British-Australian actress and filmmaker (b. 1957)

Rachel Whiteread

b. 1963

English artist (born 1963)

Rachel York

b. 1971

American actress, singer (born 1968)

Rachel Zegler

b. 2001

American actress and singer (born 2001)

Rachel Zoe

b. 1971

American fashion stylist (born 1971)

Rachid Solh

b. 1926

Lebanese politician

Raci Şaşmaz

b. 1973

Turkish film producer, writer and actor

Radagaisus

Gothic king (died 406)

Radclyffe Hall

b. 1880

British poet and author (1880–1943)

Rade Prica

b. 1980

Swedish footballer (born 1980)

Radegund

Christian saint, Thuringian princess, and Frankish queen

Radek Martínek

b. 1976

Ice hockey player

Radha Charan Gupta

Indian historian of mathematics (1935–2024)

Radha Gobinda Kar

b. 1852

Indian physician and philanthropist (1852–1918)