Leading Figures in History

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

39106 persons found

Rita Levi-Montalcini

b. 1909

Italian neurologist (1909–2012)

Rita MacNeil

b. 1944

Canadian singer-songwriter (1944–2013)

Rita Marley

b. 1946

Jamaican reggae singer (born 1946)

Rita of Cascia

15th-century Italian Augustinian nun and saint

Rita Reys

Dutch jazz singer (1924–2013)

Rita Shane

b. 1936

American soprano

Ritchie Valens

b. 1941

American rock musician (1941–1959)

Ritomo Miyata

b. 1999

Japanese racing driver (born 1999)

Rivaldo

b. 1972

Brazilian footballer (born 1972)

River Phoenix

b. 1970

American actor (1970–1993)

Rivers Cuomo

b. 1970

American rock musician (born 1970)

Rizki Juniansyah

b. 2003

Indonesian weightlifter (born 2003)

Rıdvan Dilmen

b. 1962

Turkish football player and manager (born 1962)

Rıfat Ilgaz

Turkish teacher, writer and poet (1911-1993)

RJ Barrett

b. 2000

Canadian basketball player (born 2000)

RJ Jacinto

b. 1945

Filipino musician and personality

RJ Mitte

b. 1992

American actor and producer (born 1992)

Road Dogg

b. 1969

American professional wrestler

Roadkill (wrestler)

b. 1976

American professional wrestler (born 1976)

Roald Amundsen

Norwegian polar explorer (1872–1928)

Roald Hoffmann

b. 1937

Nobel laureate theoretical chemist

Rob Atkinson (footballer, born 1987)

b. 1987

English footballer

Rob Bishop

b. 1951

American politician (born 1951)

Rob Borbidge

b. 1954

Premier of Queensland from 1996 to 1998