Leading Figures in History

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

39104 persons found

Róisín Shortall

b. 1954

Irish former politician (born 1954)

Roky Erickson

b. 1947

American musician (1947–2019)

Roland

Frankish military leader under Charlemagne

Roland Benschneider

b. 1980

German footballer (born 1980)

Roland Burris

b. 1937

American politician and attorney (born 1937)

Roland Charles Wagner

French writer

Roland Fréart de Chambray

b. 1606

French writer, collector, and theorist

Roland Fryer

b. 1977

American economist

Roland Melanson

b. 1960

Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Roland Michener

b. 1900

Canadian politician (1900–1991)

Roland Moreno

French inventor, engineer, and author

Roland Orzabal

b. 1961

English musician, singer-songwriter, and record producer (born 1961)

Roland Petit

French ballet dancer and choreographer (1924–2011)

Roland Ratzenberger

Austrian racing driver (1960–1994)

Roland Schoeman

b. 1980

South African American swimmer

Roland Topor

French writer, screenwriter, actor and painter

Roland Verhavert

Belgian film director (1927–2014)

Rolando Tria Tirona

b. 1946

Filipino prelate

Rolf de Maré

b. 1888

Swedish art collector

Rolf Huisgen

b. 1920

German chemist (1920–2020)

Rolf Just Nilsen

Norwegian singer and actor

Rolf Landauer

American-German physicist, engineer (1927–1999)

Rolf Maximilian Sievert

b. 1896

Swedish medical physicist (1896–1966)

Rolf Nevanlinna

Finnish mathematician (1895–1980)