Leading Figures in History

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

39103 persons found

Beck

b. 1970

American musician (born 1970)

Beckie Scott

b. 1974

Canadian cross-country skier

Becky Cloonan

b. 1980

American comic book creator

Becky Sauerbrunn

b. 1985

American soccer player (born 1985)

Bede

Anglo-Saxon monk, writer and saint (672/3–735)

Bede Jarrett

b. 1881

English Catholic priest and scholar (1881–1934)

Bedřich Hrozný

b. 1879

Czech archeologist, linguist and orientalist (1879–1952)

Bedřich Smetana

Czech composer (1824–1884)

Beetlejuice (entertainer)

b. 1968

American actor (born 1968)

Behati Prinsloo

b. 1989

Namibian model (born 1988)

Behçet Necatigil

b. 1916

Turkish translator (1916-1979)

Beilby Porteus

Anglican bishop (1731–1809)

Beji Caid Essebsi

President of Tunisia from 2014 to 2019

Bekim Fehmiu

b. 1936

Yugoslavian actor (1936–2010)

Beko Ransome-Kuti

b. 1940

Nigerian doctor and activist (1940–2006)

Bel Kaufman

American novelist

Béla Balázs

b. 1884

Hungarian film critic, aesthetician, writer and poet

Béla Bollobás

b. 1943

Hungarian mathematician (born 1943)

Béla Fleck

b. 1958

American banjo player (born 1958)

Béla Guttmann

Hungarian football player and manager (1899–1981)

Béla III of Hungary

King of Hungary and Croatia from 1172 to 1196

Béla IV of Hungary

King of Hungary and Croatia from 1235 to 1270

Béla Jankovich

Hungarian politician (1865–1939)

Béla Juhos

Hungarian-Austrian philosopher