Leading Figures in History

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

39104 persons found

Bob Boozer

American basketball player (1937–2012)

Bob Brozman

American guitarist and ethnomusicologist

Bob Bryan

b. 1978

American tennis player (born 1978)

Bob Buhl

b. 1928

American baseball player (1928–2001)

Bob Carlos Clarke

b. 1950

Irish-British photographer (1950–2006)

Bob Carr (Michigan politician)

American politician (1943–2024)

Bob Caruthers

American baseball player (1864–1911)

Bob Casale

b. 1952

American musician (1952–2014)

Bob Champion

b. 1948

English jump jockey

Bob Chappuis

American football player (1923–2012)

Bob Clampett

American animator (1913–1984)

Bob Clark

b. 1941

American filmmaker (1939–2007)

Bob Cole (sportscaster)

Canadian sportscaster (1933–2024)

Bob Cousy

b. 1928

American basketball player and coach (born 1928)

Bob Crane

American actor (1928–1978)

Bob Crisp

b. 1911

South African cricketer (1911–1994)

Bob Crosby

b. 1913

American singer and bandleader (1913–1993)

Bob Davis (Australian rules footballer)

Australian rules footballer, born 1928

Bob de Moor

Belgian comics artist (1925–1992)

Bob Diamond (banker)

b. 1951

Anglo-American banker and business executive

Bob Diry

b. 1884

Austrian boxer

Bob Dole

b. 1923

American politician and attorney (1923–2021)

Bob Dyer

b. 1909

American-born vaudeville entertainer, radio personality and quiz show host

Bob Dylan

b. 1941

American singer-songwriter (born 1941)