Leading Figures in History

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

39104 persons found

Boots Randolph

b. 1927

American saxophonist (1927–2007)

Bootsy Thornton

b. 1977

American basketball player (born 1977)

Bora Paçun

b. 1987

Turkish basketball player (born 1987)

Boris Artzybasheff

Russian and American artist (1899–1965)

Boris Borisovich Golitsyn

Russian physicist (1862–1916)

Boris Cebotari

Moldovan footballer (1975–2012)

Boris Christoff

b. 1914

Bulgarian bass singer

Boris Delaunay

Soviet mathematician

Boris Diaw

b. 1982

French basketball executive and former player

Boris Dubin

Russian sociologist

Boris Galerkin

Russian mathematician

Boris Godunov

Tsar of Russia from 1598 to 1605

Boris Grigoriev

b. 1886

Russian painter (1886–1939

Boris I of Bulgaria

Knyaz of Bulgaria from 852 to 889

Boris III of Bulgaria

Tsar of Bulgaria from 1918 to 1943

Boris Johnson

b. 1964

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2019 to 2022

Boris Kustodiev

Russian painter and stage designer (1878–1927)

Boris Parsadanian

Soviet and Estonian composer (1925–1997)

Boris Parygin

b. 1930

Russian academic

Boris Pasternak

Russian and Soviet writer (1890–1960)

Boris Pugo

Soviet Latvian politician (1937–1991)

Boris Rõtov

b. 1937

Russian-Estonian chess player

Boris Trajkovski

b. 1956

President of Macedonia from 1999 to 2004

Boris Vian

French writer and musician (1920–1959)