Leading Figures in History

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

62243 persons found

Roger Bushell

b. 1910

South African British air force officer and POW escape leader (1910-1944)

Roger Casement

Irish diplomat, activist, nationalist and poet (1864–1916)

Roger Cashmore

b. 1944

Roger Clark (rally driver)

b. 1939

British rally driver (1939–1998)

Roger Clemens

b. 1962

American baseball player (born 1962)

Roger Climpson

Australian journalist (1931–2025)

Roger Cook (songwriter)

b. 1940

English singer, songwriter and record producer

Roger Corman

American film director, producer, and actor (1926–2024)

Roger Cotes

English mathematician (1682–1716)

Roger Creager

b. 1971

American singer-songwriter

Roger D. Kornberg

b. 1947

American biochemist and professor of structural biology

Roger Davies (footballer)

b. 1950

English footballer

Roger De Clerck

Belgian entrepreneur (1924–2015)

Roger de Flor

Italian military adventurer and condottiere

Roger de Moulins

Eighth Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller

Roger de Piles

b. 1635

French artist (1635–1709)

Roger de Quincy, 2nd Earl of Winchester

Anglo-Norman-Scottish nobleman

Roger De Vlaeminck

b. 1947

Belgian cyclist (born 1947)

Roger Deakins

b. 1949

British cinematographer

Roger Dean (artist)

b. 1944

English artist, designer and publisher (born 1944)

Roger Désormière

b. 1898

French conductor (1898–1963)

Roger Donaldson

b. 1945

Australian-New Zealand filmmaker

Roger Doucet

b. 1919

Canadian opera singer

Roger Ebert

b. 1942

American film critic and author (1942–2013)