Leading Figures in History

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

39106 persons found

Ramón Castilla

President of Peru variously in the 1800s

Ramón Díaz

b. 1959

Argentine football manager (born 1959)

Ramón Fonseca Mora

Panamanian novelist and lawyer (1952–2024)

Ramón Fonst

b. 1883

Cuban fencer (1883–1959)

Ramón Gómez de la Serna

b. 1888

Spanish writer (1888–1963)

Ramón Grau

President of Cuba (1933–1934; 1944–1948)

Ramón Hernández

b. 1976

Venezuelan baseball player (born 1976)

Ramón José Velásquez

President of Venezuela from 1993 to 1994

Ramon Llull

Majorcan writer and philosopher (c. 1232 – 1316)

Ramón López Velarde

b. 1888

Mexican poet (1888–1921)

Ramon Margalef

b. 1919

Spanish biologist (1919–2004)

Ramón Sota

Spanish golfer

Ramón Vázquez

b. 1976

Puerto Rican baseball player and coach (born 1976)

Ramon Vega

b. 1971

Swiss footballer (born 1971)

Ramon Vila Capdevila

Catalan anarchist (1908–1963)

Rampage Jackson

b. 1978

American actor, professional wrestler, and mixed martial artist (born 1978)

Ramsey Lewis

b. 1935

American jazz pianist and composer (1935–2022)

Ramsey Muir Withers

b. 1930

Canadian general (1930-2014)

Ramush Haradinaj

b. 1968

Prime Minister of Kosovo (2004–2005; 2017–2020)

Ramy Rabia

b. 1993

Egyptian footballer (born 1993)

Ramzi bin al-Shibh

b. 1972

Yemeni terrorist (born 1972)

Ran Min

Emperor of the Chinese state of Ran Wei from 350 to 352

Ranasinghe Premadasa

President of Sri Lanka from 1989 to 1993

Ranavalona I

Queen regnant of Madagascar from 1828 to 1861