Leading Figures in History

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

21506 persons found

Roger Twysden

English historian and politician

Roger Vergé

French chef and restaurateur

Roger Williams Straus Jr.

American publisher (1917–2004)

Roger Wolcott Sperry

American neuropsychologist, neurobiologist and Nobel laureate

Roger Zelazny

b. 1937

American science fiction and fantasy writer and poet (1937–1995)

Rogério Lemgruber

Brazilian criminal

Rogers Hornsby

b. 1896

American baseball player, coach and manager (1896–1963)

Rogier van der Weyden

Early Netherlandish painter (c. 1399 – 1464)

Roh Moo-hyun

President of South Korea from 2003 to 2008

Rohit Sharma

b. 1987

Indian cricketer (born 1987)

Róisín Shortall

b. 1954

Irish former politician (born 1954)

Roland Fryer

b. 1977

American economist

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 Ratzenberger

Austrian racing driver (1960–1994)

Roland Topor

French writer, screenwriter, actor and painter

Rolf de Maré

b. 1888

Swedish art collector

Rolf Huisgen

b. 1920

German chemist (1920–2020)

Rolf Just Nilsen

Norwegian singer and actor

Rolf Landauer

American-German physicist, engineer (1927–1999)

Rolf Maximilian Sievert

b. 1896

Swedish medical physicist (1896–1966)

Rolf Nevanlinna

Finnish mathematician (1895–1980)

Rolf Schult

b. 1927

German actor (1927–2013)