Leading Figures in History

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

39106 persons found

Richard Greenberg

American playwright and television writer (1958–2025)

Richard Greene

English film and TV actor (1918–1985)

Richard Grenville

b. 1542

English politician, soldier and explorer (1542–1591)

Richard Grey

English knight

Richard Grey, 3rd Earl of Kent

English peer

Richard Gridley

Continental Army officer (1710–1796)

Richard Griffiths

b. 1947

English actor (1947–2013)

Richard Gurley Drew

b. 1899

American inventor (1899–1980)

Richard H. Anderson (general)

Confederate Army general

Richard Hadlee

b. 1951

New Zealand cricketer (born 1951)

Richard Harding (rugby union)

b. 1953

English rugby union player (born 1953)

Richard Harding Davis

b. 1864

American journalist, war correspondent, and fiction writer (1864–1916)

Richard Harmon

b. 1991

Canadian actor (born 1991)

Richard Harris (American football)

American gridiron football player (1948–2011)

Richard Harwood

b. 1979

Musical artist

Richard Hatch (actor)

b. 1945

American actor (1945–2017)

Richard Hatfield

Canadian politician (1931–1991)

Richard Henry Dana Jr.

b. 1815

American author and lawyer (1815–1882)

Richard Herring

b. 1967

English comedian and writer (born 1967)

Richard Heuberger

b. 1850

Austrian composer

Richard Hickock

b. 1931

Executed American mass murderer

Richard Hillary

b. 1919

Australian flying ace (1919–1943)

Richard Hofstadter

b. 1916

American historian and public intellectual (1916–1970)

Richard Holbrooke

b. 1941

American diplomat and author (1941–2010)