Leading Figures in History

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

62243 persons found

Rafael Márquez Lugo

b. 1981

Mexican footballer (born 1981)

Rafael Martín Vázquez

b. 1965

Spanish footballer

Rafael Méndez

Musical artist

Rafael Nadal

b. 1986

Spanish tennis player (born 1986)

Rafael Orozco Maestre

Colombian vallenato singer (1954–1992)

Rafael Palmeiro

b. 1964

Cuban-American baseball player (born 1964)

Rafael Pérez (baseball)

b. 1982

Dominican baseball player (born 1982)

Rafael Pérez y Pérez

Spanish writer (1891–1984)

Rafael Pineda Ponce

b. 1930

Honduran politician

Rafael Robles

Dominican baseball player (1947-1998)

Rafael Sabatini

b. 1875

Italian-British writer (1875–1950)

Rafael Santos Borré

b. 1995

Colombian footballer (born 1995)

Rafael Sóbis

b. 1985

Brazilian footballer (born 1985)

Rafael Trujillo

Dictator of the Dominican Republic from 1930 to 1961

Rafael Vaganian

b. 1951

Armenian chess grandmaster (born 1951)

Rafailo Momčilović

Serbian Orthodox saint

Rafał Gan-Ganowicz

b. 1932

Polish mercenary and journalist (1932–2002)

Rafał Piszcz

b. 1940

Polish canoeist (1940–2012)

Rafał Wolski

b. 1992

Polish footballer

Rafayel Israyelian

b. 1908

Armenian architect (1908–1973)

Rafer Alston

b. 1976

American basketball player (born 1976)

Rafer Johnson

b. 1934

American decathlete and actor (1934–2020)

Raffaele Bendandi

b. 1893

Italian clockmaker

Raffaele Di Gennaro

b. 1993

Italian footballer