Leading Figures in History

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

62243 persons found

Rebecca Black

b. 1997

American YouTuber, singer, songwriter, and DJ (born 1997)

Rebecca Bross

b. 1993

American artistic gymnast

Rebecca Cheptegei

Ugandan athlete (1991–2024)

Rebecca Clarke (composer)

b. 1886

English composer and violist (1886–1979)

Rebecca Cole (physician)

American physician (1846–1922)

Rebecca Cooke (swimmer)

b. 1983

British swimmer (born 1983)

Rebecca De Mornay

b. 1959

American actress (born 1959)

Rebecca Eaton

b. 1947

American television producer

Rebecca Ferguson

b. 1983

Swedish actress (born 1983)

Rebecca Ferguson (singer)

b. 1986

English singer-songwriter (born 1986)

Rebecca Gablé

b. 1964

German author (born 1964)

Rebecca Gayheart

b. 1971

American actress (born 1971)

Rebecca Harding Davis

American author and journalist

Rebecca Heineman

b. 1963

American video game programmer (1963–2025)

Rebecca Horn

German visual artist (1944–2024)

Rebecca Kiessling

b. 1969

Anti-abortion activist and attorney (born 1969)

Rebecca Kleefisch

b. 1975

44th Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin

Rebecca Latimer Felton

b. 1835

American white supremacist and feminist activist (1835–1930)

Rebecca Lobo

b. 1973

American basketball player (born 1973)

Rebecca Peterson

b. 1995

Swedish tennis player (born 1995)

Rebecca Romijn

b. 1972

American actress (born 1972)

Rebecca Schaeffer

American model and actress (1967–1989)

Rebecca Stephens (climber)

b. 1961

British journalist and mountaineer

Rebecca Sugar

b. 1987

American animator and musician (born 1987)