Leading Figures in History

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

39103 persons found

Bill Barber

b. 1952

Canadian ice hockey player (born 1952)

Bill Barber (musician)

b. 1920

American jazz tubist (1920–2007)

Bill Baxley

b. 1941

American politician (born 1941)

Bill Berry

b. 1958

American drummer (born 1958)

Bill Blackbeard

b. 1926

American writer-editor and comic strip collector (1926–2011)

Bill Blakeley

b. 1934

American basketball coach (1934-2010)

Bill Blass

American fashion designer

Bill Boggs

b. 1941

American journalist and television presenter

Bill Bowes

b. 1908

English cricketer

Bill Bradley

b. 1943

American basketball player and politician (born 1943)

Bill Bright

American evangelist (1921–2003)

Bill Brown (cricketer)

b. 1912

Australian cricketer (1912–2008)

Bill Bruford

b. 1949

English drummer (b. 1949)

Bill Burgess

b. 1872

British swimmer (1872–1950)

Bill Burr

b. 1968

American comedian (born 1968)

Bill Callahan (American football coach)

b. 1956

American football coach (born 1956)

Bill Callahan (musician)

b. 1966

American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1966)

Bill Campbell (baseball)

b. 1948

American baseball player (1948–2023)

Bill Cartwright

b. 1957

American basketball player and coach

Bill Champlin

b. 1947

American musician (born 1947)

Bill Chase

American jazz trumpeter (1934–1974)

Bill Chen

b. 1970

American mathematician, poker player, software designer and badminton player

Bill Clements

American businessman and politician (1917–2011)

Bill Clinton

b. 1946

President of the United States from 1993 to 2001