Leading Figures in History

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

21506 persons found

Ray Peterson

b. 1939

American singer (1935–2005)

Ray Price (cricketer)

b. 1976

Zimbabwean cricketer (born 1976)

Ray Sharkey

American actor (1952–1993)

Ray Spencer

b. 1933

English footballer (1933–2016)

Ray Stehr

Australian RL coach and former Australia international rugby league footballer

Ray Tomlinson

b. 1941

American computer programmer (1941–2016)

Ray Ventura (pianist)

b. 1908

French jazz pianist and bandleader (1908–1979)

Ray Warren

b. 1943

Australian sports commentator (born 1943)

Ray Whitney (ice hockey)

b. 1972

Canadian ice hockey player (born 1972)

Raya Dunayevskaya

b. 1910

American Marxist philosopher and humanist activist

Rayan Aït-Nouri

b. 2001

Footballer (born 2001)

Rayane Messi

b. 2007

French footballer (born 2007)

Raymond Berthiaume

Musical artist

Raymond Burr

b. 1917

Canadian actor (1917–1993)

Raymond Bussières

French actor (1907–1982)

Raymond Carr

English historian

Raymond Carver

b. 1938

American story writer and poet (1938–1988)

Raymond Chrétien

b. 1942

Canadian diplomat

Raymond Davis Jr.

American scientist (1914–2006)

Raymond Devos

Belgian comedian

Raymond Dumais

b. 1950

Canadian Roman Catholic bishop (1950-2012)

Raymond Felton

b. 1984

American basketball player (born 1984)

Raymond Gosling

British physicist (1926–2015)

Raymond Jolliffe, 5th Baron Hylton

b. 1932

British Crossbench peer and landowner