Leading Figures in History

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

62243 persons found

Ralph Hall

b. 1923

American politician (1923–2019)

Ralph Hancock (landscape gardener)

b. 1893

British landscape gardener (1893–1950)

Ralph Horween

American football player and coach (1896–1997)

Ralph Houk

American baseball player and coach (1919-2010)

Ralph J. Roberts

American businessman (1920-2015)

Ralph Johnson (computer scientist)

b. 1955

American computer scientist

Ralph Johnson (musician)

b. 1951

American drummer

Ralph Jordan

b. 1910

American football and basketball coach (1910–1980)

Ralph Kiner

b. 1922

American baseball player and broadcaster (1922–2014)

Ralph Kirkpatrick

b. 1911

American harpsichordist and musicologist (1911–1984)

Ralph Klein

b. 1942

Premier of Alberta from 1992 to 2006

Ralph Knibbs

b. 1964

English rugby union player

Ralph Krueger

b. 1959

German ice hockey player and coach

Ralph Lauren

b. 1939

American fashion designer and executive (born 1939)

Ralph M. Holman

American judge

Ralph M. Steinman

Canadian immunologist and cell biologist

Ralph Macchio

b. 1961

American actor (born 1961)

Ralph Mann

b. 1949

American sprinter and hurdler (1949–2025)

Ralph Marterie

Italian big-band leader (1914–1978)

Ralph McKittrick

American golfer and tennis player

Ralph McQuarrie

b. 1929

American concept artist and illustrator (1929–2012)

Ralph Metcalfe

b. 1910

American athlete and politician (1910–1978)

Ralph Milne

Scottish footballer

Ralph Neely

b. 1943

American football player (1943–2022)