Leading Figures in History

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

62243 persons found

Roland Fryer

b. 1977

American economist

Roland Garros (aviator)

20th-century early French pilot

Roland Melanson

b. 1960

Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Roland Michener

b. 1900

Canadian politician (1900–1991)

Roland Moreno

French inventor, engineer, and author

Roland Orzabal

b. 1961

English musician, singer-songwriter, and record producer (born 1961)

Roland Petit

French ballet dancer and choreographer (1924–2011)

Roland Ratzenberger

Austrian racing driver (1960–1994)

Roland Schoeman

b. 1980

South African American swimmer

Roland Topor

French writer, screenwriter, actor and painter

Roland Verhavert

Belgian film director (1927–2014)

Roland Young

b. 1887

English-born actor (1887–1953)

Rolando (footballer)

b. 1985

Portuguese footballer (born 1985)

Rolando Panerai

b. 1924

Italian baritone (1924–2019)

Rolando Tria Tirona

b. 1946

Filipino prelate

Rolf de Maré

b. 1888

Swedish art collector

Rolf Dupuy

French anarchist and historian (1946–2025)

Rolf Huisgen

b. 1920

German chemist (1920–2020)

Rolf Just Nilsen

Norwegian singer and actor

Rolf Landauer

American-German physicist, engineer (1927–1999)

Rolf Liebermann

b. 1910

Swiss composer and music administrator (1910–1999)

Rolf Maximilian Sievert

b. 1896

Swedish medical physicist (1896–1966)

Rolf Nevanlinna

Finnish mathematician (1895–1980)

Rolf Schult

b. 1927

German actor (1927–2013)