Leading Figures in History

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

39103 persons found

Bernard Grech

b. 1971

Maltese politician and lawyer

Bernard Herrmann

b. 1911

American composer (1911–1975)

Bernard Hill

English actor (1944–2024)

Bernard II, Duke of Saxony

Duke of Saxony from 1011 to 1059

Bernard Ingham

b. 1932

British civil servant and writer (1932–2023)

Bernard Katz

German-British biophysicist (1911–2003)

Bernard Kerik

American police officer and political consultant (1955–2025)

Bernard Lafayette

b. 1940

American civil rights activist (1940–2026)

Bernard Lamy

b. 1640

French mathematician a theologian (1640–1715)

Bernard Laporte

b. 1964

French rugby union player & administrator

Bernard Levin

b. 1928

British journalist and writer (1928–2004)

Bernard Lovell

English physicist and radio astronomer (1913–2012)

Bernard Malamud

b. 1914

American writer (1914–1986)

Bernard Malgrange

b. 1928

French mathematician (1928–2024)

Bernard Manning

English comedian (1930–2007)

Bernard Mendy

b. 1981

French footballer (born 1981)

Bernard Nathanson

b. 1926

American physician, activist, and writer (1926–2011)

Bernard of Clairvaux

Burgundian saint, abbot and theologian (1090–1153)

Bernard of Italy

King of Italy (797–818)

Bernard of Saxe-Weimar

German general of 30 year's war, serving Sweden and France

Bernard of Wąbrzeźno

Catholic Polish priest and Benedictine monk

Bernard Petitjean

b. 1829

Roman Catholic missionary to Japan

Bernard Pivot

b. 1935

French journalist (1935–2024)

Bernard Pons

b. 1926

French politician and medical doctor (1926–2022)