Leading Figures in History

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

39106 persons found

Rainer Barzel

German politician (1924–2006)

Rainer Brüderle

b. 1945

German politician (born 1945)

Rainer Schüttler

b. 1976

German tennis player

Rainer Werner Fassbinder

b. 1945

German filmmaker (1945–1982)

Rainer Wimmer

b. 1955

Austrian politician (1955–2025)

Rainer Woelki

b. 1956

German Cardinal of the Catholic Church (born 1956)

Rainie Yang

b. 1984

Taiwanese actress and singer (born 1984)

Rainier III, Prince of Monaco

b. 1923

Prince of Monaco from 1949 to 2005

Raio Piiroja

b. 1979

Estonian footballer

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)

Raja Ram Mohan Roy

b. 1772

Indian reformer and writer (1772–1833)

Raja Ravi Varma

b. 1848

Indian painter (1848–1906)

Rajanikanta Sen

b. 1865

Bengali poet and composer (1865–1910)

Rajendra Kumar

Indian actor (1927–1999)

Rajendra Singh

b. 1959

Indian environmentalist (born 1959)

Rajesh Khanna

Indian actor, film producer and politician (1942–2012)

Rajesh Roshan

b. 1955

Indian music director and composer (born 1955)

Rajesh Thakker

b. 1954

Professor of Medicine at the University of Oxford

Rajiv Gandhi

Prime Minister of India from 1984 to 1989

Rajiv van La Parra

b. 1991

Dutch professional footballer (born 1991)

Rajnath Singh

b. 1951

Defense Minister of India since 2019