Leading Figures in History

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

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Busy Philipps

b. 1979

American actress, singer and comedian

Butch Otter

b. 1942

American politician (born 1942)

Butch Reynolds

b. 1964

American sprinter (born 1964)

Butch Trucks

b. 1947

American drummer (1947–2017)

Butterfly Boucher

b. 1979

Musical artist

Button Gwinnett

American Founding Father and politician

Byrhthelm (bishop of Wells)

Archbishop of Canterbury in 959

Byron Dorgan

b. 1942

American politician (born 1942)

Byron Farwell

b. 1921

American historian and politician

Byron Looper

American convicted murderer and political assassin

Byron Schammer

b. 1985

Australian rules footballer, born 1985

Byron White

b. 1917

US Supreme Court justice and pro football player (1917–2002)

Byun Yo-han

b. 1986

South Korean actor (born 1986)

C. B. Fry

b. 1872

English sportsman and writer (1872–1956)

C. C. Martindale

b. 1879

English Jesuit priest and author (1879-1963)

C. F. W. Walther

Lutheran theologian and founder of the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod

C. J. Dennis

Australian poet (1876–1938)

C. J. Eliezer

b. 1918

Ceylon Tamil mathematician, physicist, and academic

C. J. Mosley (linebacker)

b. 1992

American football player (born 1992)

C. J. Sansom

British author of crime fiction (1952–2024)

C. Joseph Vijay

b. 1974

Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu since May 2026

C. L. R. James

Trinidadian historian, journalist and Marxist (1901–1989)

C. Loganathan

Ceylon Tamil banker and general manager of the Bank of Ceylon

C. P. Krishnan Nair

Indian businessman (1922–2014)