Leading Figures in History

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

62243 persons found

Rehavam Ze'evi

b. 1926

Israeli politician (1926–2001)

Reichi Nakaido

b. 1950

Musical artist

Reid Blackburn

American photographer (1952–1980)

Reidar Haaland

Norwegian police officer (1919–1945)

Reiko Nakamura

b. 1982

Japanese swimmer (born 1982)

Reiko Tosa

b. 1976

Japanese long-distance runner

Reima Pietilä

Finnish architect

Rein Lang

b. 1957

Estonian politician (born 1957)

Rein Maran

b. 1931

Estonian cinematographer and film director

Rein Rannap

b. 1953

Estonian composer and pianist (born 1953)

Rein Taaramäe

b. 1987

Estonian road bicycle racer

Reina Tanaka

b. 1989

Musical artist

Reinaldo Arenas

b. 1943

Cuban writer (1943–1990)

Reinaldo Merlo

b. 1950

Argentine footballer (born 1950)

Reinder Nummerdor

b. 1976

Dutch volleyball player (born 1976)

Reindert Brasser

Dutch athlete

Reine Wisell

b. 1941

Swedish racing driver (1941–2022)

Reiner Kunze

b. 1933

German writer and GDR dissident (born 1933)

Reinhard Hauff

b. 1939

German film director (born 1939)

Reinhard Heydrich

German high-ranking Nazi official (1904–1942)

Reinhard III, Count of Hanau

b. 1412

Reinhard Karl

b. 1946

German mountaineer, photographer, and writer (1946-1982)

Reinhard Marx

b. 1953

German Roman Catholic cardinal (born 1953)

Reinhard Mohn

b. 1921

German businessman and philanthropist