Leading Figures in History

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

62243 persons found

Ralph Austin Bard

b. 1884

American financier and government official (1884–1975)

Ralph Backstrom

b. 1937

Canadian ice hockey player (1937–2021)

Ralph Bakshi

b. 1938

American animator and filmmaker (born 1938)

Ralph Barker

English writer

Ralph Barton Perry

b. 1876

American philosopher (1876–1957)

Ralph Bellamy

b. 1904

American actor (1904–1991)

Ralph Benatzky

b. 1884

Czech-Austrian composer (1884–1957)

Ralph Bryans

British motorcycle racer

Ralph Bunche

b. 1904

American political scientist (1904–1971)

Ralph Burns

b. 1922

American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger (1922–2001)

Ralph C. Smedley

Founder of Toastmasters International

Ralph Coates

b. 1946

English footballer (1946–2010)

Ralph Craig

b. 1889

American athlete (1889–1972)

Ralph Cudworth

English clergyman, theologian, philosopher, and Cambridge Platonist (1617–1688)

Ralph d'Escures

Archbishop of Canterbury from 1114 to 1122

Ralph Delahaye Paine

American politician

Ralph E. Winters

b. 1909

Canadian film editor

Ralph Earnhardt

American racing driver (1928–1973)

Ralph Edwards

b. 1913

American radio & TV host and producer (1913–2005)

Ralph Ellison

American novelist, literary critic, scholar and writer (1913–1994)

Ralph Erskine (minister)

Scottish churchman (1685–1752)

Ralph Goodale

b. 1949

Canadian politician and diplomat

Ralph Greenleaf

b. 1899

American pool player (1899–1950)

Ralph Gubbins

English footballer