Leading Figures in History

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

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Bahadur Shah I

b. 1643

Mughal emperor from 1707 to 1712

Bahaedin Adab

Iranian politician, engineer

Bahar Kizil

b. 1988

German singer

Baháʼu'lláh

Founder of the Baháʼí Faith (1817–1892)

Bahíyyih Khánum

Daughter of Baháʼu'lláh, founder of the Baháʼí Faith, and Ásíyih Khánum

Bahlul Khan Lodi

Founder of the Lodi Dynasty (reigned 1451–1489)

Bahman Golbarnezhad

Iranian Paralympic athlete

Bahrija Nuri Hadžić

Bosnian opera singer (1904–1993)

Bahriye Üçok

Turkish academic of theology, left-wing politician, writer, columnist (1919–1990)

Bai Ling

b. 1966

Chinese-American actress and musician (born 1966)

Bai Lu (actress)

b. 1994

Chinese actress (born 1994)

Bai Yansong

b. 1968

Chinese journalist

Bailee Madison

b. 1999

American actress (born 1999)

Baja Mali Knindža

b. 1966

Bosnian Serb singer-songwriter (born 1966)

Bajirao I

b. 1700

Peshwa of the Maratha Empire from 1720 to 1740

Bajkam

Turkish military commander (d. 941)

Bajo Pivljanin

Serbian military leader

Bajram Rexhepi

Prime Minister of Kosovo (1954–2017)

Bakari Koné

b. 1981

Ivorian footballer (born 1981)

Bakhytzhan Kanapyanov

b. 1951

Kazakhstani poet and writer (born 1951)

Baki İlkin

b. 1943

Turkish diplomat (1943–2018)

Baki Süha Ediboğlu

Baku Mahadeva

b. 1921

Bal Gangadhar Tilak

b. 1856

Indian self-rule activist (1856–1920)