Leading Figures in History

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

62243 persons found

Ramón López Velarde

b. 1888

Mexican poet (1888–1921)

Ramon Magsaysay

b. 1907

President of the Philippines from 1953 to 1957

Ramon Margalef

b. 1919

Spanish biologist (1919–2004)

Ramón Mercader

Assassin of Leon Trotsky (1913–1978)

Ramón Morales

b. 1975

Mexican footballer (born 1975)

Ramon Novarro

Mexican actor (1899–1968)

Ramón Santiago

b. 1979

Dominican baseball player & coach (born 1979)

Ramón Sota

Spanish golfer

Ramón Valdés

b. 1923

Mexican actor (1924–1988)

Ramón Vázquez

b. 1976

Puerto Rican baseball player and coach (born 1976)

Ramon Vega

b. 1971

Swiss footballer (born 1971)

Ramon Vila Capdevila

Catalan anarchist (1908–1963)

Ramona d'Viola

b. 1958

American cyclist (born 1958)

Ramona Milano

b. 1969

Canadian actress

Rampage Jackson

b. 1978

American actor, professional wrestler, and mixed martial artist (born 1978)

Ramsay MacDonald

b. 1866

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1924; 1929–1935)

Ramsey Lewis

b. 1935

American jazz pianist and composer (1935–2022)

Ramsey Muir Withers

b. 1930

Canadian general (1930-2014)

Ramūnas Šiškauskas

b. 1978

Lithuanian basketball player and coach

Ramush Haradinaj

b. 1968

Prime Minister of Kosovo (2004–2005; 2017–2020)

Ramy Rabia

b. 1993

Egyptian footballer (born 1993)

Ramzan Kadyrov

b. 1976

Head of Chechen Republic since 2007

Ramzi bin al-Shibh

b. 1972

Yemeni terrorist (born 1972)

Ran Bosilek

Bulgarian writer and translator