Leading Figures in History

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

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Richard Lugar

American politician (1932–2019)

Richard Lumsden

b. 1965

English actor, writer and composer

Richard Lyons (racing driver)

b. 1979

British racing driver

Richard M. Daley

b. 1942

Mayor of Chicago from 1989 to 2011

Richard M. Givan

American judge

Richard M. Sherman

American songwriter (1928–2024)

Richard MacCormac

Modernist architect

Richard Madaleno

b. 1965

American politician (born 1965)

Richard Madden

b. 1986

Scottish actor (born 1986)

Richard Madeley

b. 1956

English television presenter and writer (born 1957)

Richard Mansfield

English actor-manager (1857–1907)

Richard March Hoe

b. 1812

American inventor (1812–1886)

Richard Marles

b. 1967

Australian politician (born 1967)

Richard Marlow

b. 1939

English choral conductor and organist

Richard Marshal, 3rd Earl of Pembroke

English nobleman

Richard Marshall (United States Army officer)

United States Army general (1895–1973)

Richard Marx

b. 1963

American singer-songwriter (born 1963)

Richard Matheson

American author and screenwriter (1926–2013)

Richard Maury

American-Argentine railway engineer

Richard McBrien

b. 1936

American Catholic priest (1936–2015)

Richard McCarty (politician)

American politician

Richard McFadden

Scottish footballer

Richard McWilliam

b. 1953

American businessman (1953–2013)

Richard Mead

b. 1673

English physician (1673–1754)