Leading Figures in History

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

39103 persons found

Billy Paultz

b. 1948

American basketball player

Billy Pierce

American baseball player (1927–2015)

Billy Preston

American keyboardist, singer, and songwriter (1946–2006)

Billy Ray Cyrus

b. 1961

American country singer and actor (born 1961)

Billy Rayner

b. 1935

Australia international rugby league footballer

Billy Reay

b. 1918

Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Billy Sherrill

American record producer and arranger (1936–2015)

Billy Slater

b. 1983

Australia international rugby league footballer

Billy Smith (rugby league, born 1942)

b. 1942

Australian RL coach and former Australia international rugby league footballer

Billy Squier

b. 1950

American musician (born 1950)

Billy Strayhorn

American jazz pianist, composer, lyricist, and arranger (1915–1967)

Billy Taylor

b. 1921

American jazz pianist, composer, broadcaster, and educator (1921–2010)

Billy the Kid

American outlaw and gunfighter (1859–1881)

Billy Vera

b. 1944

American singer/songwriter

Billy Wagner

b. 1971

American baseball player (born 1971)

Billy Walker (musician)

American country music singer and guitarist (1929–2006)

Billy Werber

b. 1908

American baseball player (1908–2009)

Billy Wilder

b. 1906

Austrian and American filmmaker (1906–2002)

Billy Williams

b. 1938

American baseball player (born 1938)

Billy Williams (Seattle Pilots outfielder)

b. 1932

American baseball player (1932-2013)

Billy Wilson (Australian rugby league)

b. 1927

Australian RL coach and former Australia international rugby league footballer

Bîmen Şen

Turkish composer and lyricist of Armenian descent

Bindi Irwin

b. 1998

Australian conservationist (born 1998)

Bineswar Brahma

Indian politician