Leading Figures in History

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

21506 persons found

Rafael Trujillo

Dictator of the Dominican Republic from 1930 to 1961

Rafał Gan-Ganowicz

b. 1932

Polish mercenary and journalist (1932–2002)

Raffaele Palladino

b. 1984

Italian football manager (born 1984)

Raffaele Riario

b. 1461

Italian cardinal (1461–1521)

Raffaella Carrà

b. 1943

Italian singer and actress (1943–2021)

Ragnar Nurkse

Estonian-American economist

Ragnar Ulstein

b. 1920

Norwegian journalist (1920–2019)

Raheem Brock

b. 1978

American football player (born 1978)

Rahul Bajaj

b. 1938

Indian businessman and politician (1938–2022)

Rahul Gandhi

b. 1970

12th Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha since 2024

Rahul Verma

b. 1975

Indian humanitarian and spiritual worker

Raimonds Vējonis

b. 1966

President of Latvia from 2015 to 2019

Rain (entertainer)

b. 1982

South Korean singer and actor (born 1982)

Rain Raadik

b. 1989

Estonian basketball player

Raina Telgemeier

b. 1977

American cartoonist, illustrator, and writer (born 1977)

Rainer Brüderle

b. 1945

German politician (born 1945)

Rainer Schüttler

b. 1976

German tennis player

Rainer Werner Fassbinder

b. 1945

German filmmaker (1945–1982)

Rainie Yang

b. 1984

Taiwanese actress and singer (born 1984)

Rainier III, Prince of Monaco

b. 1923

Prince of Monaco from 1949 to 2005

Raitis Grafs

b. 1981

Latvian basketball player

Raj Babbar

b. 1952

Indian actor and politician (born 1952)

Raj Kapoor

Indian actor and filmmaker (1924–1988)

Raj Kaushal

Indian director, producer, stunt director (1970–2021)