Leading Figures in History

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

62243 persons found

Richard Óg de Burgh, 2nd Earl of Ulster

One of the most powerful Irish nobles of the late 13th and early 14th centuries

Richard Olivier de Longueil

French Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal

Richard Oriani

b. 1920

American chemical engineer (1920–2015)

Richard Ottaway

b. 1945

British Conservative politician (born 1945)

Richard Ottley

b. 1626

English Royalist politician and soldier

Richard Owen

b. 1804

English biologist and palaeontologist (1804–1892)

Richard Owens (American football)

b. 1980

American football player (born 1980)

Richard Page (musician)

b. 1953

Musical artist

Richard Parkes Bonington

b. 1802

English landscape painter (1802–1828)

Richard Perham

b. 1937

English biochemist and professor

Richard Perle

b. 1941

American political advisor

Richard Perry

b. 1942

American record producer (1942–2024)

Richard Peters (priest)

English priest

Richard Petiot

b. 1982

Canadian ice hockey player

Richard Petrie

b. 1967

New Zealand cricketer (born 1967)

Richard Petty

b. 1937

American racing driver (born 1937)

Richard Pipes

b. 1923

American historian (1923–2018)

Richard Pousette-Dart

b. 1916

American abstract expressionist artist (1916–1992)

Richard Powers

b. 1957

American novelist (born 1957)

Richard Pratt (businessman)

Australian businessman (1934–2009)

Richard Price

British philosopher, preacher and mathematician (1723–1791)

Richard Proenneke

b. 1916

American naturalist (1916–2003)

Richard Quine

b. 1920

American actor (1920–1989)

Richard R. Ernst

b. 1933

Swiss physical chemist and Nobel laureate (1933–2021)