Leading Figures in History

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

39104 persons found

Ronald Isley

b. 1941

American singer and songwriter (born 1941)

Ronald King

b. 1909

Rugby player

Ronald Knox

English Catholic priest and author (1888–1957)

Ronald McKie

Australian novelist (1909–1991)

Ronald Murray

b. 1979

American basketball player (born 1979)

Ronald Neame

b. 1911

English filmmaker and cinematographer (1911–2010)

Ronald Phillips (murderer)

American executed criminal (1973–2017)

Ronald Pickup

b. 1940

British actor (1940–2021)

Ronald Reagan

President of the United States from 1981 to 1989

Ronald Rene Lagueux

b. 1931

American judge (1931–2023)

Ronald Ross

b. 1857

British Indian medical doctor and Nobel laureate (1857–1932)

Ronald Venetiaan

b. 1936

President of Suriname (1991–1996; 2000–2010)

Ronald Wayne

b. 1934

American businessperson and co-founder of Apple (born 1934)

Ronaldo Cunha Lima

Brazilian poet and politician

Ronaldo Vieira (footballer, born 1998)

b. 1998

Bissau-Guinean footballer

Ronan Tynan

b. 1960

Irish singer

Rondell Sheridan

b. 1958

American actor and comedian

Ronee Blakley

b. 1945

American actress and singer-songwriter (born 1945)

Ronni Ancona

b. 1966

British actress and comedian (born 1966)

Ronnie Aird

b. 1902

English cricketer and administrator

Ronnie Biggs

b. 1929

English criminal (1929–2013)

Ronnie Campbell

b. 1943

British politician (1943–2024)

Ronnie Cutrone

b. 1948

American painter

Ronnie Dawson (musician)

b. 1939

American singer, guitarist and drummer