Leading Figures in History

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

62243 persons found

Richard Denning

American actor (1914–1998)

Richard DeVos

American businessman

Richard Diebenkorn

b. 1922

American painter and printmaker

Richard Dimbleby

b. 1913

English journalist and broadcaster (1913–1965)

Richard Dixon Oldham

b. 1858

British geologist

Richard Doll

British physician and epidemiologist (1912–2005)

Richard Donner

b. 1930

American filmmaker (1930–2021)

Richard Dreyfuss

b. 1947

American actor (born 1947)

Richard Dry

Australian politician

Richard Duffy

b. 1985

Welsh footballer (born 1985)

Richard Dunne

b. 1979

Irish footballer (born 1979)

Richard E. Byrd

b. 1888

American naval officer (1888–1957)

Richard E. Dauch

b. 1942

American businessman

Richard E. Grant

b. 1957

English actor (born 1957)

Richard E. Holz

b. 1914

Richard E. Taylor

b. 1929

Canadian physicist (1929–2018)

Richard Eastham

b. 1916

American actor

Richard Edwin Hills

b. 1945

British astronomer (1945–2022)

Richard Egan (actor)

American actor (1921–1987)

Richard Ellmann

American writer and literary critic

Richard Ellsasser

b. 1926

American concert organist, composer, and conductor

Richard Empson

English politician (died 1510)

Richard Epstein

b. 1943

American legal scholar (born 1943)

Richard Evatt

British boxer (1973–2012)