Leading Figures in History

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

39106 persons found

Richard Swedberg

b. 1948

Swedish sociologist

Richard Sykes (microbiologist)

b. 1942

British microbiologist (born 1942)

Richard Talbot, 1st Earl of Tyrconnell

Viceroy of Ireland for James II of England

Richard Taverner

English Bible translator

Richard Thomas (actor)

b. 1951

American actor (born 1951)

Richard Thorpe

American actor and film director (1896–1991)

Richard Timberlake

b. 1922

Professor of economics (1922–2020)

Richard Todd

b. 1919

Irish actor (1919–2009)

Richard Trevithick

British inventor and mining engineer (1771–1833)

Richard Tucker

b. 1913

American opera singer (1913–1975)

Richard Upjohn

English-American architect (1802–1878)

Richard von Krafft-Ebing

b. 1840

Austrian neurologist, psychiatrist, and nobleman (1840–1902)

Richard von Mises

b. 1883

Austrian physicist and mathematician (1883–1953)

Richard Wagner

b. 1813

German composer (1813–1883)

Richárd Weisz

b. 1879

Hungarian Greco-Roman wrestler (1879–1945)

Richard Westbrook

b. 1975

British racing driver (born 1975)

Richard Weymouth

Royal Navy commander

Richard Whiteley

British television personality and journalist (1943–2005)

Richard Wilkins (TV presenter)

b. 1954

New Zealand-Australian television presenter

Richard Williams (animator)

Canadian and British animator (1933–2019)

Richard Willstätter

German chemist (1872–1942)

Richard Wilson (painter)

b. 1714

Welsh painter

Richard Wingfield

Early Tudor courtier

Richard Wright (musician)

b. 1943

English keyboardist and musician (1943–2008)