Leading Figures in History

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

39106 persons found

Reinhard Mohn

b. 1921

German businessman and philanthropist

Reinhard Roder

b. 1941

German footballer and manager

Reinhold Einwallner

b. 1973

Austrian politician (born 1973)

Reinhold Glière

Russian and Soviet composer (1875–1956)

Reinhold Niebuhr

American Reformed theologian (1892–1971)

Reinhold Saulmann

b. 1895

Estonian sprinter

Reinier Kreijermaat

b. 1935

Dutch footballer

Reino Kangasmäki

b. 1916

Finnish wrestler (1916–2010)

Reinout Scholte

b. 1967

Dutch cricketer (born 1967)

Reiulf Steen

Norwegian politician (1933–2014)

Réjean Ducharme

b. 1941

Canadian writer

Réka Luca Jani

b. 1991

Hungarian tennis player (born 1991)

Rema (musician)

b. 2000

Nigerian singer-songwriter and rapper (born 2000)

Rembert Dodoens

b. 1517

Flemish physician and botanist (1517–1585)

Rembrandt

b. 1606

Dutch painter and printmaker (1606–1669)

Remi Sølvberg

b. 1976

Norwegian politician (born 1976)

Remigija Nazarovienė

b. 1967

Lithuanian heptathlete

Remigius de Fécamp

11th-century Bishop of Lincoln

Remington Kellogg

American paleontologist

Remo Remotti

Italian actor, playwright, artist, and poet

Rempo Urip

b. 1914

Indonesian film director

Rémy Di Gregorio

b. 1985

French road bicycle racer

Remy Ma

b. 1981

American rapper (born 1980)

Rémy Martin (rugby union)

b. 1979

French rugby union player (born 1979)