Leading Figures in History

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

62243 persons found

Rajesh Roshan

b. 1955

Indian music director and composer (born 1955)

Rajesh Thakker

b. 1954

Professor of Medicine at the University of Oxford

Rajinder Puri

b. 1934

Indian cartoonist (1934–2015)

Rajinder Singh (spiritual master)

b. 1946

Indian spiritual leader

Rajiv Gandhi

Prime Minister of India from 1984 to 1989

Rajiv Malhotra

b. 1950

Indian-American author (born 1950)

Rajiv van La Parra

b. 1991

Dutch professional footballer (born 1991)

Rajnath Singh

b. 1951

Defense Minister of India since 2019

Raju Srivastav

Indian comedian, actor and politician (1963–2022)

Rakan Rushaidat

b. 1977

Jordanian-born Croatian actor (born 1977)

Rakhee Gulzar

b. 1947

Indian film actress (born 1947)

Rakuto Tochihara

b. 1989

Japanese former actor (born 1989)

Raleigh Rhodes

b. 1918

Ralf Altmeyer

b. 1966

German virologist

Ralf Aussem

b. 1960

German footballer (born 1960)

Ralf Dahrendorf

b. 1929

German-British sociologist and politician (1929–2009)

Ralf Hütter

b. 1946

German musician and composer (born 1946)

Ralf Kelleners

b. 1968

German racing driver (born 1968)

Ralf Metzenmacher

b. 1964

German artist (1964–2020)

Ralf Minge

b. 1960

German footballer and manager

Ralf Schumacher

b. 1975

German racing driver (born 1975)

Ralfs Grīnbergs

b. 1995

Latvian ice hockey player

Ralph Abernathy

American activist and minister (1926–1990)

Ralph Allen

British postmaster and merchant (1693–1764)