Leading Figures in History

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

39103 persons found

Ben Nelson

b. 1941

American attorney and politician (born 1941)

Ben Olsen

b. 1977

American soccer player, soccer coach, and sports executive (born 1977)

Ben Pangelinan

American politician

Ben Pepper

b. 1975

Australian basketball player

Ben Pucci

American football player (1925–2013)

Ben Revere

b. 1988

American baseball player (born 1988)

Ben Ross

b. 1980

Australian rugby league footballer

Ben Roy Mottelson

b. 1926

American-Danish nuclear physicist (1926–2022)

Ben Sahar

b. 1989

Israeli footballer

Ben Sealey

b. 1899

West Indian cricketer

Ben Sheets

b. 1978

American baseball pitcher (born 1978)

Ben Sidran

b. 1943

American keyboardist, label owner, and writer

Ben Silverman

b. 1970

American media executive (born 1970)

Ben Simmons

b. 1996

Australian basketball player (born 1996)

Ben Smith (rugby union)

b. 1986

New Zealand rugby union player, born 1986

Ben Stokes

b. 1991

English cricketer (born 1991)

Ben Trbojevic

b. 2001

Australian rugby league footballer

Ben Utecht

b. 1981

American football player and singer (born 1981)

Ben Wallace (politician)

b. 1970

British Conservative politician (born 1970)

Ben Zinn

b. 1937

Israeli-American soccer player and academic

Ben Zobrist

b. 1981

American baseball player (born 1981)

Ben-Zion Dinur

Israeli politician and historian (1884–1973)

Beñat Albizuri

b. 1981

Spanish cyclist

Benazir Bhutto

b. 1953

Prime Minister of Pakistan (1988–1990; 1993–1996)