Leading Figures in History

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

39106 persons found

Ralph Ellison

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

Ralph Hall

b. 1923

American politician (1923–2019)

Ralph Hancock (landscape gardener)

b. 1893

British landscape gardener (1893–1950)

Ralph Horween

American football player and coach (1896–1997)

Ralph Houk

American baseball player and coach (1919-2010)

Ralph J. Roberts

American businessman (1920-2015)

Ralph Johnson (musician)

b. 1951

American drummer

Ralph Kirkpatrick

b. 1911

American harpsichordist and musicologist (1911–1984)

Ralph Knibbs

b. 1964

English rugby union player

Ralph Mann

b. 1949

American sprinter and hurdler (1949–2025)

Ralph McKittrick

American golfer and tennis player

Ralph McQuarrie

b. 1929

American concept artist and illustrator (1929–2012)

Ralph Metcalfe

b. 1910

American athlete and politician (1910–1978)

Ralph Reed

b. 1961

American political pundit (born 1961)

Ralph Sampson

b. 1960

American basketball player (born 1960)

Ralph Slatyer

b. 1929

Australian ecologist

Ralph Stackpole

b. 1885

American artist (1885–1973)

Ralph Stanley

American bluegrass musician and singer (1927–2016)

Ralph Steadman

b. 1936

Welsh illustrator and cartoonist (born 1936)

Ralph Tresvant

b. 1968

Musical artist

Ralph Vaughan Williams

English composer (1872–1958)

Ralph Waite

b. 1928

American actor (1928–2014)

Ralph Waldo Emerson

American philosopher (1803–1882)

Ralph Wiley

American sports journalist (1952–2004)