Leading Figures in History

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

39106 persons found

Regine Velasquez

b. 1970

Filipino singer and actress (born 1970)

Regiomontanus

b. 1436

German mathematician and astronomer (1436–1476)

Régis Barroso

b. 1941

Brazilian politician (1941–2026)

Régis Clère

French cyclist

Régis Labeaume

b. 1956

Canadian businessman, writer and politician (born 1956)

Regis Philbin

American television personality (1931–2020)

Regis Toomey

b. 1898

American actor (1898–1991)

Régis Wargnier

b. 1948

French film director

Regnier de Graaf

b. 1641

Dutch physician (1641–1673)

Reha Muhtar

b. 1959

Turkish media person (1959–2026)

Rehavam Ze'evi

b. 1926

Israeli politician (1926–2001)

Reid Blackburn

American photographer (1952–1980)

Reidar Haaland

Norwegian police officer (1919–1945)

Reiko Nakamura

b. 1982

Japanese swimmer (born 1982)

Reiko Tosa

b. 1976

Japanese long-distance runner

Reima Pietilä

Finnish architect

Rein Lang

b. 1957

Estonian politician (born 1957)

Rein Taaramäe

b. 1987

Estonian road bicycle racer

Reinaldo Arenas

b. 1943

Cuban writer (1943–1990)

Reinaldo Merlo

b. 1950

Argentine footballer (born 1950)

Reiner Kunze

b. 1933

German writer and GDR dissident (born 1933)

Reinhard Hauff

b. 1939

German film director (born 1939)

Reinhard Heydrich

German high-ranking Nazi official (1904–1942)

Reinhard III, Count of Hanau

b. 1412