Leading Figures in History

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

62243 persons found

Richard Meale

b. 1932

Australian composer

Richard Meier

b. 1934

American architect

Richard Mellon Scaife

b. 1932

American Mellon family heir, and newspaper owner (1932–2014)

Richard Mentor Johnson

b. 1780

Vice President of the United States from 1837 to 1841

Richard Middleton (Lord Chancellor)

13th-century English clergyman and Chancellor of England

Richard Mique

French architect (1728–1794)

Richard Mitchell

b. 1929

Richard Mohaupt

German composer and Kapellmeister (1904–1957)

Richard Molesworth, 3rd Viscount Molesworth

Anglo-Irish army officer and politician

Richard Montague

b. 1930

American mathematician (1930–1971)

Richard Morris (archaeologist)

b. 1947

English archaeologist and historian

Richard Mortensen

b. 1910

Danish painter

Richard Mpong

b. 1990

Ghanaian footballer

Richard Mulligan

American actor (1932–2000)

Richard Neustadt

b. 1919

American political scientist (1919–2003)

Richard Neutra

Austrian-American architect (1892–1970)

Richard Nixon

President of the United States from 1969 to 1974

Richard O. Covey

b. 1946

American astronaut (born 1946)

Richard O'Connor

British Army general (1889–1981)

Richard Oakes (activist)

b. 1942

Mohawk American Indian activist (1942–1972)

Richard Oakes (guitarist)

b. 1976

Musical artist

Richard of Conisburgh, 3rd Earl of Cambridge

English noble (1385–1415)

Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York

b. 1473

English prince (born 1473)

Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York

b. 1411

Claimant to the English throne (1411–1460)