Leading Figures in History

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

62243 persons found

Ran Min

Emperor of the Chinese state of Ran Wei from 350 to 352

Ranasinghe Premadasa

President of Sri Lanka from 1989 to 1993

Ranavalona I

Queen regnant of Madagascar from 1828 to 1861

Ranbir Kapoor

b. 1982

Indian actor (born 1982)

Rand Brooks

American actor (1918–2003)

Randal Cremer

English politician (1828–1908)

Randal Kleiser

b. 1946

American filmmaker (born 1946)

Randal Tye Thomas

b. 1978

American politician (1978–2014)

Randall B. Kester

American judge

Randall Batinkoff

b. 1968

American actor

Randall Bewley

b. 1955

American guitarist (1955–2009)

Randall Cobb (American football)

b. 1990

American football player (born 1990)

Randall Davidson

Archbishop of Canterbury from 1903 to 1928

Randall Forsberg

b. 1943

American peace activist and political scientist (1943–2007)

Randall Garrison

b. 1951

Canadian politician

Randall Jarrell

American writer (1914–1965)

Randall Munroe

b. 1984

American cartoonist and author (born 1984)

Randall Stout

American architect

Randall Thompson

b. 1899

American composer and educator (1899–1984)

Randall Wallace

b. 1949

American screenwriter, director and producer

Randolph Bourne

b. 1886

American writer and intellectual (1886–1918)

Randolph Hokanson

b. 1915

American pianist

Randolph Quirk

b. 1920

British linguist (1920–2017)

Randy Bachman

b. 1943

Canadian musician (born 1943)