Leading Figures in History

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

58072 persons found

Bertram Cohler

American psychologist (1938-2012)

Bertrand Berry

b. 1975

American gridiron football player (born 1975)

Bertrand Delanoë

b. 1950

Mayor of Paris from 2001 to 2014

Bertrand du Guesclin

Constable of France (1320–1380)

Bertrand Goldberg

b. 1913

American architect (1913–1997)

Bertrand Russell

b. 1872

English mathematician and philosopher (1872–1970)

Bertrand Tavernier

b. 1941

French film director (1941–2021)

Beryl Bainbridge

English writer (1932–2010)

Beryl Burton

b. 1937

English racing cyclist (1937–1996)

Beryl Cook

British artist (1926–2008)

Beryl Grey

b. 1927

British ballet dancer (1927–2022)

Beryl Markham

b. 1902

British writer, aviator, adventurer, racehorse trainer (1902–1986)

Beryl Reid

b. 1919

British actress (1919–1996)

Besart Berisha

b. 1985

Kosovan association football player

Besian Idrizaj

Austrian footballer (1987–2010)

Bess Myerson

b. 1924

American actress and politician (1924–2014)

Bess Truman

First Lady of the United States from 1945 to 1953

Bessie Braddock

b. 1899

British Labour politician (1899–1970)

Bessie Coleman

Afro-Indigenous pioneer in aviation (1892–1926)

Bessie Head

b. 1937

Botswana writer (1937–1986)

Bessie Love

American actress (1898–1986)

Bessie Smith

American blues singer (1892–1937)

Beth Catlin

b. 1958

American autistic savant

Beth Chapman

American reality television star (1967–2019)