Leading Figures in History

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

62243 persons found

Richard B. Sellars

Richard B. Weldon Jr.

b. 1958

American politician (born 1958)

Richard Bach

b. 1936

American spiritual writer (born 1936)

Richard Bachman (ice hockey)

b. 1987

American ice hockey player (born 1987)

Richard Baggallay (cricketer)

b. 1884

English cricketer

Richard Baker (broadcaster)

b. 1925

English broadcaster

Richard Ballantine

American-British bicycling writer and journalist (1940–2013)

Richard Bancroft

Archbishop of Canterbury from 1604 to 1610

Richard Barrett (lawyer)

American lawyer (1943–2010)

Richard Barthelmess

b. 1895

American actor (1895–1963)

Richard Basehart

b. 1914

American actor (1914–1984)

Richard Baxter

b. 1615

17th-century English Puritan church leader and theologian

Richard Beauchamp, 13th Earl of Warwick

14th/15th-century English noble

Richard Beckett (cricketer)

English cricketer

Richard Belzer

b. 1944

American actor and comedian (1944–2023)

Richard Benjamin

b. 1938

American actor (born 1938)

Richard Bennett (guitarist)

b. 1951

Musical artist

Richard Bennett (Virginia politician)

b. 1609

Governor of the Virginia Colony (1652-1655)

Richard Bentley

English classical scholar, critic, and theologian (1662–1742)

Richard Berry (actor)

b. 1950

French actor and director (born 1950)

Richard Biggs

American actor (1960–2004)

Richard Blackmore

English poet and physician

Richard Blackwell

b. 1922

American journalist and fashion critic (1922–2008)

Richard Blundell

b. 1952

British economist (born 1952)