Leading Figures in History

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

39106 persons found

Rakhee Gulzar

b. 1947

Indian film actress (born 1947)

Raleigh Rhodes

b. 1918

Ralf Altmeyer

b. 1966

German virologist

Ralf Dahrendorf

b. 1929

German-British sociologist and politician (1929–2009)

Ralf Hütter

b. 1946

German musician and composer (born 1946)

Ralf Kelleners

b. 1968

German racing driver (born 1968)

Ralf Metzenmacher

b. 1964

German artist (1964–2020)

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 Austin Bard

b. 1884

American financier and government official (1884–1975)

Ralph Barker

English writer

Ralph Barton Perry

b. 1876

American philosopher (1876–1957)

Ralph Bellamy

b. 1904

American actor (1904–1991)

Ralph Benatzky

b. 1884

Czech-Austrian composer (1884–1957)

Ralph Bryans

British motorcycle racer

Ralph Bunche

b. 1904

American political scientist (1904–1971)

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)