Leading Figures in History

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

21506 persons found

Raja Ram Mohan Roy

b. 1772

Indian reformer and writer (1772–1833)

Raja Ravi Varma

b. 1848

Indian painter (1848–1906)

Rajesh Roshan

b. 1955

Indian music director and composer (born 1955)

Rajiv Gandhi

Prime Minister of India from 1984 to 1989

Rajiv van La Parra

b. 1991

Dutch professional footballer (born 1991)

Raleigh Rhodes

b. 1918

Ralf Dahrendorf

b. 1929

German-British sociologist and politician (1929–2009)

Ralf Kelleners

b. 1968

German racing driver (born 1968)

Ralf Schumacher

b. 1975

German racing driver (born 1975)

Ralph Abernathy

American activist and minister (1926–1990)

Ralph Allen

British postmaster and merchant (1693–1764)

Ralph Barker

English writer

Ralph Bellamy

b. 1904

American actor (1904–1991)

Ralph Benatzky

b. 1884

Czech-Austrian composer (1884–1957)

Ralph Burns

b. 1922

American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger (1922–2001)

Ralph Coates

b. 1946

English footballer (1946–2010)

Ralph Craig

b. 1889

American athlete (1889–1972)

Ralph Cudworth

English clergyman, theologian, philosopher, and Cambridge Platonist (1617–1688)

Ralph Delahaye Paine

American politician

Ralph E. Winters

b. 1909

Canadian film editor

Ralph Edwards

b. 1913

American radio & TV host and producer (1913–2005)

Ralph Ellison

American novelist, literary critic, scholar and writer (1913–1994)

Ralph Hall

b. 1923

American politician (1923–2019)

Ralph Horween

American football player and coach (1896–1997)