Leading Figures in History

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

62243 persons found

Roger Moore

English actor (1927–2017)

Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March

b. 1287

English nobleman (1287–1330)

Roger Mortimer, 4th Earl of March

English nobleman (1374–1398)

Roger Nash Baldwin

American Civil Liberties Union co-founder (1884–1981)

Roger Neilson

b. 1934

Canadian ice hockey coach (1934–2003)

Roger Newdigate

b. 1719

English politician

Roger Newman

b. 1940

British-born American soap opera actor and writer (1940–2010)

Roger Nimier

French novelist (1925–1962)

Roger of Wendover

English monk and chronicler (died 1236)

Roger Payne (mountaineer)

British mountaineer (1956–2012)

Roger Penrose

b. 1931

English mathematician, mathematical physicist (born 1931)

Roger Pingeon

b. 1940

French cyclist

Roger Pontare

b. 1951

Swedish musician (born 1951)

Roger Powell (scientist)

b. 1949

British-born Australia-based educator and academic

Roger Quilter

b. 1877

English composer (1877–1953)

Roger Rees

b. 1944

Welsh actor (1944–2015)

Roger Salengro

b. 1890

French politician (1890–1936)

Roger Sherman

b. 1721

American lawyer, statesman, and Founding Father (1721–1793)

Roger Slifer

b. 1954

American comic book writer, screenwriter, and television producer (1954–2015)

Roger Smalley

Australian musician (1943–2015)

Roger Smith (executive)

b. 1925

Chairman and CEO of General Motors (1925–2007)

Roger Steffens

b. 1942

American actor, author, lecturer, editor, reggae archivist, photographer, producer

Roger Stuart Bacon

b. 1926

Canadian politician (1926–2021)

Roger Taylor (Duran Duran drummer)

b. 1960

English drummer (born 1960)