Leading Figures in History

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

58072 persons found

Barton Lynch

b. 1963

Australian former professional surfer (born 1963)

Bartosz Bereszyński

b. 1992

Polish footballer (born 1992)

Bartosz Brożek

b. 1977

Polish philosopher and jurist (born 1977)

Baruch Samuel Blumberg

b. 1925

American doctor (1925–2011)

Baruj Benacerraf

b. 1920

Venezuelan-American-Moroccan immunologist

Barun De

b. 1932

Indian historian (1932–2013)

Barun Sengupta

Indian writer (1934–2008)

Bas Haring

b. 1968

Dutch philosopher

Başak Eraydın

b. 1994

Turkish tennis player (born 1994)

Basdeo Panday

b. 1933

Trinidadian politician (1933–2024)

Baselios Marthoma Didymos I

20th Malankara Metropolitan and 7th Catholicos of the Malankara Church

Baselios Thomas I

b. 1929

Indian Syriac Orthodox prelate (1929–2024)

Basem Fathi

b. 1982

Jordanian footballer

Bashar al-Assad

b. 1965

President of Syria from 2000 to 2024

Bashar Rahal

b. 1974

Bulgarian actor and producer (born 1974)

Bashnouna

Egyptian saint and martyr

Basia

b. 1954

Polish singer-songwriter (born 1954)

Basil A. Paterson

b. 1926

American politician and lawyer (1926–2014)

Basil Butcher

b. 1933

West Indian cricketer

Basil D'Oliveira

b. 1931

English cricketer (1931–2011)

Basil H. Losten

b. 1930

Ukrainian bishop (1930–2024)

Basil Hall Chamberlain

b. 1850

British academic (1850–1935)

Basil Hume

English Catholic cardinal (1923–1999)

Basil I

Byzantine emperor from 867 to 886