Leading Figures in History

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

62243 persons found

Rosalind Picard

b. 1962

American computer scientist (born 1962)

Rosalind Plowright

b. 1949

English opera singer (born 1949)

Rosalind Russell

b. 1907

American actress, model, comedian, screenwriter and singer (1907–1976)

Rosalyn Baxandall

American historian (1939–2015)

Rosalyn Fairbank

b. 1960

South African tennis player

Rosalyn Higgins, Lady Higgins

b. 1937

British judge (born 1937)

Rosalyn Sussman Yalow

American medical physicist (1921–2011)

Rosalyn Tureck

Musical artist

Rosalynn Carter

b. 1927

First Lady of the United States from 1977 to 1981

Rosalynn Sumners

b. 1964

American figure skater

Rosamunde Pilcher

b. 1924

British novelist (1924–2019)

Rosana Arbelo

b. 1963

Spanish singer and composer

Rosana Serrano

b. 1998

Cuban rower

Rosanna Arquette

b. 1959

American actress (born 1959)

Rosanna Crawford

b. 1988

Canadian biathlete

Rosanna DeSoto

b. 1950

American actress

Rosanna Munter

b. 1987

Swedish actress and recording artist

Rosanne Cash

b. 1955

American singer-songwriter and author (born 1955)

Rosario Castellanos

b. 1925

Mexican poet and author (1925–1974)

Rosario Dawson

b. 1979

American actress (born 1979)

Roscoe Arbuckle

American actor (1887–1933)

Roscoe Lee Browne

b. 1922

American actor and director (1922–2007)

Roscoe Robinson Jr.

b. 1928

United States Army general

Roscoe Tanner

b. 1951

American tennis player (born 1951)