Leading Figures in History

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

39104 persons found

Roelof Kruisinga

b. 1922

Dutch politician (1922–2012)

Roger Ailes

b. 1940

American TV executive and consultant (1940–2017)

Roger Angell

American writer (1920–2022)

Roger Avary

b. 1965

Canadian film director, screenwriter, producer (b. 1965)

Roger Ball (musician)

b. 1944

Scottish musician

Roger Binny

b. 1955

Indian cricketer

Roger Boisjoly

b. 1938

American aerodynamics engineer (1938–2012)

Roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery

b. 1621

Anglo-Irish soldier and politician (1621–1679)

Roger Bresnahan

b. 1879

American baseball player and manager (1879–1944)

Roger Briggs

b. 1952

American composer, conductor and pianist (b.1952)

Roger Brown (basketball, born 1942)

b. 1942

American basketball player (1942–1997)

Roger Casement

Irish diplomat, activist, nationalist and poet (1864–1916)

Roger Cashmore

b. 1944

Roger Clark (rally driver)

b. 1939

British rally driver (1939–1998)

Roger Clemens

b. 1962

American baseball player (born 1962)

Roger Cook (songwriter)

b. 1940

English singer, songwriter and record producer

Roger Corman

American film director, producer, and actor (1926–2024)

Roger Cotes

English mathematician (1682–1716)

Roger Creager

b. 1971

American singer-songwriter

Roger D. Kornberg

b. 1947

American biochemist and professor of structural biology

Roger de Flor

Italian military adventurer and condottiere

Roger de Moulins

Eighth Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller

Roger de Quincy, 2nd Earl of Winchester

Anglo-Norman-Scottish nobleman

Roger De Vlaeminck

b. 1947

Belgian cyclist (born 1947)