Leading Figures in History

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

62243 persons found

Rasul Gamzatov

b. 1923

Avar poet (1923–2003)

Rasuna Said

b. 1910

Indonesian independence activist

Rat Scabies

b. 1955

English musician

Ratan Tata

Indian Business Executive and philanthropist (1937–2024)

Ratiba El-Hefny

Musical artist

Ratmalane Sri Dharmaloka Thera

b. 1828

Sri Lankan Buddhist monk and scholar

Ratnajeevan Hoole

b. 1952

Sri Lankan Tamil engineer and academic (born 1952)

Rattana Pestonji

Thai film director

Raudin Anwar

b. 1960

Indonesian diplomat (born 1960)

Rauf Orbay

Turkish naval officer and diplomat (1881–1964)

Raúl Albiol

b. 1985

Spanish footballer (born 1985)

Raúl Casanova

b. 1972

Puerto Rican baseball player (born 1972)

Raúl Castillo (actor)

b. 1977

American actor and playwright (born 1977)

Raúl Castro

b. 1931

President of Cuba from 2008 to 2018

Raúl Di Blasio

b. 1949

Musical artist

Raúl García (footballer, born 1986)

b. 1986

Spanish footballer

Raúl Héctor Castro

b. 1916

American judge and politician (1916–2015)

Raul Hilberg

Austrian-born American Holocaust researcher (1926–2007)

Raúl Ibañez

b. 1972

American baseball player (born 1972)

Raúl Jiménez

b. 1991

Mexican footballer (born 1991)

Raul Julia

Puerto Rican actor (1940–1994)

Raul M. Gonzalez

Filipino lawyer and politician

Raul Malo

b. 1965

American singer-songwriter (1965–2025)

Raúl Márquez

b. 1971

American boxer