Leading Figures in History

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

62243 persons found

Ray Smith (cricketer)

b. 1914

English cricketer

Ray Spencer

b. 1933

English footballer (1933–2016)

Ray Stannard Baker

American journalist and writer (1870–1946)

Ray Stark

b. 1915

American film producer (1915–2004)

Ray Stehr

Australian RL coach and former Australia international rugby league footballer

Ray Tomlinson

b. 1941

American computer programmer (1941–2016)

Ray Toro

b. 1977

American musician (born 1977)

Ray Ventrone

b. 1982

American football player and coach (born 1982)

Ray Ventura (pianist)

b. 1908

French jazz pianist and bandleader (1908–1979)

Ray Walston

b. 1914

American actor (1914–2001)

Ray Warleigh

Australian jazz saxophonist (1938–2015)

Ray Warren

b. 1943

Australian sports commentator (born 1943)

Ray Wetzel

b. 1924

American jazz trumpeter (1924–1951)

Ray Whitney (ice hockey)

b. 1972

Canadian ice hockey player (born 1972)

Ray Wilkins

b. 1956

English football player and coach (1956–2018)

Ray Willsey

b. 1928

American gridiron football player and coach (1928–2013)

Ray Wilson (musician)

b. 1968

Scottish musician (born 1968)

Ray Wise

b. 1947

American actor (born 1947)

Ray Wylie Hubbard

b. 1946

American country musician (born 1946)

Raya Dunayevskaya

b. 1910

American Marxist philosopher and humanist activist

Rayan Aït-Nouri

b. 2001

Footballer (born 2001)

Rayane Messi

b. 2007

French footballer (born 2007)

Raye

b. 1997

British singer-songwriter (born 1997)

Rayfield Wright

b. 1945

American football player (1945–2022)