Leading Figures in History

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

39104 persons found

Bruna Marquezine

b. 1995

Brazilian actress and director (born 1995)

Bruno (bishop of Würzburg)

Roman Catholic saint

Bruno Bartoletti

Italian operatic conductor (1926-2013)

Bruno Beger

b. 1911

German racial anthropologist (1911–2009)

Bruno Bettelheim

b. 1903

Austrian-American child psychologist and writer (1903–1990)

Bruno Coquatrix

b. 1910

French music producer

Bruno Covas

Former mayor of São Paulo, Brazil

Bruno de Finetti

b. 1906

Italian mathematician (1906–1985)

Bruno Frank

b. 1887

German writer (1887–1945)

Bruno Giacometti

b. 1907

Swiss architect (1907–2012)

Bruno Gröning

b. 1906

German mystic (1906–1959)

Bruno Jasieński

b. 1901

Polish poet and activist (1901–1938)

Bruno Kastner

German actor

Bruno Kirby

b. 1949

American actor (1949–2006)

Bruno Kreisky

Austrian diplomat and chancellor (1911–1990)

Bruno Lage

b. 1976

Portuguese football manager

Bruno Latour

b. 1947

French philosopher, anthropologist and sociologist (1947–2022)

Bruno Ngotty

b. 1971

French footballer (born 1971)

Bruno Pontecorvo

b. 1913

Italian nuclear physicist (1913–1993)

Bruno Schulz

b. 1892

Polish Jewish writer and artist (1892-1942)

Bruno Soriano

b. 1984

Spanish footballer (born 1984)

Bruno Spengler

b. 1983

Canadian racing driver (born 1983)

Bruno Tesch

German chemist and war criminal (1890–1946)

Bruny Surin

b. 1967

Canadian track and field athlete