Leading Figures in History

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

21506 persons found

Booth Tarkington

American novelist (1869–1946)

Boots Randolph

b. 1927

American saxophonist (1927–2007)

Bora Paçun

b. 1987

Turkish basketball player (born 1987)

Boris Borisovich Golitsyn

Russian physicist (1862–1916)

Boris Christoff

b. 1914

Bulgarian bass singer

Boris Diaw

b. 1982

French basketball executive and former player

Boris Godunov

Tsar of Russia from 1598 to 1605

Boris I of Bulgaria

Knyaz of Bulgaria from 852 to 889

Boris Johnson

b. 1964

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2019 to 2022

Boris Kustodiev

Russian painter and stage designer (1878–1927)

Boris Parsadanian

Soviet and Estonian composer (1925–1997)

Boris Parygin

b. 1930

Russian academic

Boris Pasternak

Russian and Soviet writer (1890–1960)

Boris Trajkovski

b. 1956

President of Macedonia from 1999 to 2004

Boris Vian

French writer and musician (1920–1959)

Boris Yeltsin

President of Russia from 1991 to 1999

Börje Salming

b. 1951

Swedish ice hockey player (1951–2022)

Boston Custer

Soldier and brother of George Armstrong Custer

Boudewijn de Groot

b. 1944

Dutch musician (born 1944)

Boulting brothers

English twin brothers and filmmakers

Bowen Byram

b. 2001

Canadian ice hockey player (born 2001)

Boy George

b. 1961

British musician (born 1961)

Boyd Cordner

b. 1992

Australia international rugby league footballer

Boyd Tinsley

b. 1964

American musician