Leading Figures in History

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

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Richard Beauchamp, 13th Earl of Warwick

14th/15th-century English noble

Richard Benjamin

b. 1938

American actor (born 1938)

Richard Biggs

American actor (1960–2004)

Richard Blundell

b. 1952

British economist (born 1952)

Richard Body

b. 1927

English politician (1927–2018)

Richard Boone

b. 1917

American actor (1917–1981)

Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington

b. 1694

British architect and politician

Richard Bradshaw (conductor)

b. 1944

Musical artist

Richard Brakenburgh

b. 1650

Dutch painter

Richard Brooks

b. 1912

American filmmaker and writer (1912–1992)

Richard Butler (Australian politician)

Australian politician (1850–1925)

Richard C. Hoagland

b. 1945

American conspiracy theorist (born 1945)

Richard Carleton

Australian journalist (1943–2006)

Richard Carlson (actor)

b. 1912

American actor, director, and screenwriter (1912–1977)

Richard Chambers (rower)

b. 1985

British rower (born 1985)

Richard Chase

b. 1950

American serial killer and cannibal (1950–1980)

Richard Clapton

b. 1951

Australian singer-songwriter, musician, producer

Richard Clarke (bishop)

b. 1949

Irish Anglican bishop and author

Richard Corliss

American editor and film critic for Time magazine

Richard Cotton (geneticist)

Australian geneticist (1940–2015)

Richard Croker

American politician (1843–1922)

Richard D'Oyly Carte

b. 1844

English theatre manager and producer (1844–1901)

Richard Dawson

British actor (1932–2012)

Richard Day (art director)

b. 1896

Canadian art director