Leading Figures in History

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

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Richard Gurley Drew

b. 1899

American inventor (1899–1980)

Richard H. Anderson (general)

Confederate Army general

Richard Harding Davis

b. 1864

American journalist, war correspondent, and fiction writer (1864–1916)

Richard Hatch (actor)

b. 1945

American actor (1945–2017)

Richard Hatfield

Canadian politician (1931–1991)

Richard Heuberger

b. 1850

Austrian composer

Richard Hickock

b. 1931

Executed American mass murderer

Richard Hillary

b. 1919

Australian flying ace (1919–1943)

Richard Holbrooke

b. 1941

American diplomat and author (1941–2010)

Richard Hughes (British writer)

b. 1900

British writer (1900–1976)

Richard Hughes (footballer)

b. 1979

Scottish footballer (born 1979)

Richard Hurd (bishop)

18th-century English bishop, divine, and writer

Richard Ibbotson

b. 1954

Royal Navy Vice Admiral (born 1954)

Richard Isay

American psychoanalyst and writer (1934–2012)

Richard J. Daley

b. 1902

Mayor of Chicago from 1955 to 1976

Richard Jaeckel

American actor (1926–1997)

Richard Jago

English clergyman, poet and minor landscape gardener

Richard Jefferson

b. 1980

American basketball player (born 1980)

Richard Johnson (actor)

British actor (1927–2015)

Richard Jupp

English architect (1728–1799)

Richard Kahui

b. 1985

Former New Zealand rugby union player

Richard Larter

b. 1929

Australian artist (1929–2014)

Richard Lewis (comedian)

b. 1947

American stand-up comedian (1947–2024)

Richard Lodge

b. 1855

British historian