Leading Figures in History

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

62243 persons found

Richard Goode

b. 1943

American classical pianist (born 1943)

Richard Gordon (English author)

b. 1921

English author (1921–2017)

Richard Goss

Irish Republican

Richard Gozney

b. 1951

British diplomat (born 1951)

Richard Graves

b. 1715

English minister and writer (1715–1804)

Richard Greenberg

American playwright and television writer (1958–2025)

Richard Greene

English film and TV actor (1918–1985)

Richard Grenville

b. 1542

English politician, soldier and explorer (1542–1591)

Richard Grenville-Temple, 2nd Earl Temple

British politician and peer

Richard Grey

English knight

Richard Grey, 3rd Earl of Kent

English peer

Richard Grey, 3rd Earl of Tankerville

b. 1436

English noble, Earl of Tankerville from 1450 to 1460

Richard Gridley

Continental Army officer (1710–1796)

Richard Griffin, 3rd Baron Braybrooke

b. 1783

British Whig politician

Richard Griffiths

b. 1947

English actor (1947–2013)

Richard Gurley Drew

b. 1899

American inventor (1899–1980)

Richard H. Anderson (general)

Confederate Army general

Richard H. Cracroft

American academic (1936–2012)

Richard H. Truly

b. 1937

American astronaut and NASA administrator (1937–2024)

Richard Hadlee

b. 1951

New Zealand cricketer (born 1951)

Richard Hancox

b. 1968

English footballer

Richard Harding (rugby union)

b. 1953

English rugby union player (born 1953)

Richard Harding Davis

b. 1864

American journalist, war correspondent, and fiction writer (1864–1916)

Richard Harmon

b. 1991

Canadian actor (born 1991)