Leading Figures in History

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

39104 persons found

Rory Culkin

b. 1989

American actor (born 1989)

Rory Delap

b. 1976

Irish professional footballer (born 1976)

Rory Gallagher

Irish guitarist (1948–1995)

Rory MacDonald (musician)

b. 1949

Musical artist

Rory McCann

b. 1969

Scottish actor (born 1969)

Rory McIlroy

b. 1989

Northern Irish golfer (born 1989)

Rory Morrison

b. 1964

British radio host

Rory O'Donnell, 1st Earl of Tyrconnell

Irish nobleman (1575–1608)

Rory Underwood

b. 1963

English rugby union player (born 1963)

Rosa (cow)

Cow participating in a TV game show

Rosa (sea otter)

b. 1999

Former sea otter at Monterey Bay Aquarium (1999–2024)

Rosa A. González

Puerto Rican writer, nurse and activist

Rosa Albach-Retty

Austrian actress (1874–1980)

Rosa Bonheur

French painter and sculptor (1822–1899)

Rosa Clemente

b. 1972

American journalist (born 1972)

Rosa May Billinghurst

British suffragette (1875–1953)

Rosa Mota

b. 1958

Portuguese marathon runner (born 1958)

Rosaleen Linehan

b. 1937

Irish actress

Rosalía de Castro

Spanish Galician poet, writer (1837–1885)

Rosalía Mera

Spanish businesswoman (1944–2013)

Rosalie Crutchley

British actress (1920–1997)

Rosalie E. Wahl

American judge (1924–2013)

Rosalie Sorrels

b. 1933

American storyteller and musician

Rosalind Franklin

British X-ray crystallographer (1920–1958)