Leading Figures in History

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

21506 persons found

Reginald Denny (actor)

English actor (1891–1967)

Reginald Heber

b. 1783

English clergyman and man of letters

Reginald Punnett

b. 1875

British geneticist (1875–1967)

Reginald Rose

American playwright and screenwriter (1920–2002)

Régine Cavagnoud

b. 1970

French alpine skier

Regine Velasquez

b. 1970

Filipino singer and actress (born 1970)

Regiomontanus

b. 1436

German mathematician and astronomer (1436–1476)

Régis Clère

French cyclist

Régis Labeaume

b. 1956

Canadian businessman, writer and politician (born 1956)

Régis Wargnier

b. 1948

French film director

Rehavam Ze'evi

b. 1926

Israeli politician (1926–2001)

Reid Blackburn

American photographer (1952–1980)

Reiko Nakamura

b. 1982

Japanese swimmer (born 1982)

Reiko Tosa

b. 1976

Japanese long-distance runner

Rein Taaramäe

b. 1987

Estonian road bicycle racer

Reinaldo Merlo

b. 1950

Argentine footballer (born 1950)

Reinhard Hauff

b. 1939

German film director (born 1939)

Reinhard Heydrich

German high-ranking Nazi official (1904–1942)

Reinhard Mohn

b. 1921

German businessman and philanthropist

Reinhold Einwallner

b. 1973

Austrian politician (born 1973)

Reinhold Glière

Russian and Soviet composer (1875–1956)

Reinhold Niebuhr

American Reformed theologian (1892–1971)

Reinhold Saulmann

b. 1895

Estonian sprinter