Leading Figures in History

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

62243 persons found

Rosa Lemberg

b. 1875

Namibian-born American-Finnish socialist (1875–1959)

Rosa May Billinghurst

British suffragette (1875–1953)

Rosa Mendes

b. 1979

Canadian professional wrestler and model (born 1979)

Rosa Mota

b. 1958

Portuguese marathon runner (born 1958)

Rosa Olitzka

German opera singer (1873–1949)

Rosa Parks

American civil rights activist (1913–2005)

Rosa Rosal

b. 1927

Filipino actress and humanitarian (1928–2025)

Rosaleen Linehan

b. 1937

Irish actress

Rosalía

b. 1992

Spanish singer-songwriter (born 1992)

Rosalía de Castro

Spanish Galician poet, writer (1837–1885)

Rosalía Mera

Spanish businesswoman (1944–2013)

Rosalie Allen

American musician, noted for yodeling

Rosalie Crutchley

British actress (1920–1997)

Rosalie E. Wahl

American judge (1924–2013)

Rosalie Edge

b. 1877

American suffragist and environmentalist

Rosalie Gower

b. 1931

Rosalie Sorrels

b. 1933

American storyteller and musician

Rosalind Ashford

b. 1943

American singer (born 1943)

Rosalind Cash

American actress (1938–1995)

Rosalind Chao

b. 1957

American actress

Rosalind Franklin

British X-ray crystallographer (1920–1958)

Rosalind Gill

b. 1963

British sociologist and author (born 1963)

Rosalind Hicks

b. 1919

Agatha Christie's daughter (1919–2004)

Rosalind P. Walter

b. 1924

American philanthropist and humanities advocate (1924–2020)