Leading Figures in History

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

39104 persons found

Bud Collyer

b. 1908

American actor (1908–1969)

Bud Cullen

b. 1927

Canadian politician

Bud Day

United States Air Force Medal of Honor recipient (1925–2013)

Bud Grant

b. 1927

American football player and coach (1927–2023)

Bud Hollowell

American baseball player (1943–2014)

Bud McFadin

b. 1928

American football player (1928–2006)

Bud Paxson

b. 1935

American businessman (1935–2015)

Bud Powell

American jazz pianist and composer (1924–1966)

Bud Riley

American football coach

Bud Selig

b. 1934

Major League Baseball Commissioner from 1992 to 2015 (born 1934)

Bud Spencer

Italian actor, professional swimmer and water polo player (1929–2016)

Bud Tingwell

Australian actor (1923–2009)

Bud Yorkin

American producer, director, and screenwriter (1926–2015)

Budd Boetticher

b. 1916

American film director

Budd Schulberg

American writer (1914–2009)

Buddy Baker

American racing driver (1941–2015)

Buddy Bell

b. 1951

American baseball player and manager (born 1951)

Buddy Boudreaux

Musical artist

Buddy Bregman

b. 1930

American conductor (1930–2017)

Buddy Buie

American songwriter, producer, and publisher

Buddy Ebsen

American actor and dancer (1908–2003)

Buddy Greco

b. 1926

American singer and pianist (1926–2017)

Buddy Guy

b. 1936

American blues guitarist and singer (born 1936)

Buddy Hackett

American actor (1924–2003)