Leading Figures in History

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

62243 persons found

Rogie Vachon

b. 1945

Canadian ice hockey player (born 1945)

Rogier van der Weyden

Early Netherlandish painter (c. 1399 – 1464)

Rögnvald Kali Kolsson

Norwegian earl of Orkney (c. 1100–1158)

Roh Moo-hyun

President of South Korea from 2003 to 2008

Roh Tae-hyun

b. 1993

South Korean singer (born 1993)

Roh Tae-woo

President of South Korea from 1988 to 1993

Rohana Wijeweera

Sri Lankan politician and revolutionary (1943–1989)

Rohinton Fali Nariman

b. 1956

Indian judge (born 1956)

Rohit Sharma

b. 1987

Indian cricketer (born 1987)

Roine Stolt

b. 1956

Swedish musician (born 1956)

Róisín Murphy

b. 1973

Irish singer (born 1973)

Róisín Shortall

b. 1954

Irish former politician (born 1954)

Rokurō Naya

b. 1932

Japanese actor and narrator (1932–2014)

Roky Erickson

b. 1947

American musician (1947–2019)

Roland

Frankish military leader under Charlemagne

Roland Barthes

b. 1915

French philosopher and essayist (1915–1980)

Roland Benschneider

b. 1980

German footballer (born 1980)

Roland Burris

b. 1937

American politician and attorney (born 1937)

Roland Charles Wagner

French writer

Roland de la Poype

French soldier (1920–2012)

Roland Duchâtelet

b. 1946

Belgian businessman and politician (born 1946)

Roland Emmerich

b. 1955

German-American filmmaker (born 1955)

Roland Fréart de Chambray

b. 1606

French writer, collector, and theorist

Roland Freisler

b. 1893

German jurist (1893–1945)