Leading Figures in History

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

39106 persons found

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)

Raffi

b. 1948

Canadian singer-songwriter and children's advocate (born 1948)

Ragenold of Neustria

Margrave of Neustria

Raghunath Panigrahi

Musical artist

Ragnar Nurkse

Estonian-American economist

Ragnar Ulstein

b. 1920

Norwegian journalist (1920–2019)

Ragnhild Kaarbø

Norwegian painter

Raheem Brock

b. 1978

American football player (born 1978)

Rahimuddin Khan

b. 1926

Pakistani general (1926–2022)

Rahsaan Roland Kirk

b. 1935

American jazz multi-instrumentalist (1935–1977)

Rahul Bajaj

b. 1938

Indian businessman and politician (1938–2022)

Rahul Bose

b. 1967

Indian film actor and politician (born 27 July 1967)

Rahul Gandhi

b. 1970

12th Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha since 2024

Rahul Verma

b. 1975

Indian humanitarian and spiritual worker

Raimon Panikkar

Spanish-Indian Catholic priest and theologian (1918–2010)

Raimonds Miglinieks

b. 1970

Latvian basketball player and coach

Raimonds Vējonis

b. 1966

President of Latvia from 2015 to 2019

Raimund Abraham

b. 1933

Austrian architect (1933–2010)

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)

Rainald of Dassel

Archbishop of Cologne and Archchancellor of Italy from 1159 to 1167