Leading Figures in History

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

62243 persons found

Richard Cragun

American ballet dancer

Richard Cramer

b. 1889

American actor (1889–1960)

Richard Croker

American politician (1843–1922)

Richard Cromwell

English statesman (1626–1712)

Richard Cromwell (actor)

American actor (1910–1960)

Richard Cumberland (philosopher)

b. 1631

English philosopher and bishop

Richard Curtis

b. 1956

British screenwriter, producer and director (born 1956)

Richard Cushing

b. 1895

American Catholic cardinal

Richard D. Gill

b. 1951

British mathematician

Richard D. Zanuck

American film producer (1934–2012)

Richard D'Oyly Carte

b. 1844

English theatre manager and producer (1844–1901)

Richard Dacoury

b. 1959

French basketball player

Richard Davies (bishop)

Welsh bishop and scholar (d. 1581)

Richard Davies (Welsh actor)

Welsh actor (1926–2015)

Richard Dawson

British actor (1932–2012)

Richard Dawson (cricketer)

b. 1980

English cricketer and coach

Richard Day (art director)

b. 1896

Canadian art director

Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke

Anglo-Norman lord in Ireland (c. 1130–1176)

Richard de Clare, 6th Earl of Gloucester

English nobleman (1222–1262)

Richard de Vere, 11th Earl of Oxford

b. 1385

English peer (1385–1417)

Richard Deacon (actor)

b. 1921

American actor (1922–1984)

Richard Dedekind

b. 1831

German mathematician (1831–1916)

Richard Delgado

b. 1939

American legal scholar (born 1939)

Richard Dembo

b. 1948

French director and screenwriter