Leading Figures in History

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

58072 persons found

Bianca Santos

b. 1990

American actress (born 1990)

Bianka Blume

b. 1843

German opera singer (1843–1896)

Bibhutibhushan Mukhopadhyay

Indian Bengali-language author

Bibi Besch

Austrian-American actress (1942–1996)

Bidhan Chandra Roy

b. 1882

Chief Minister of West Bengal from 1950 to 1962

Bidia Dandaron

Soviet Buryat Buddhist teacher, author, and dissident (1914–1974)

Big Bill Broonzy

b. 1903

American blues singer, songwriter and guitarist (1903–1958)

Big Boss Man

American professional wrestler (1963–2004)

Big Bully Busick

American professional wrestler, powerlifter

Big Daddy Kane

b. 1968

American rapper (born 1968)

Big George

British musician and composer (1957–2011)

Big Head Todd and the Monsters

b. 1965

American rock band

Big Jim Colosimo

American mobster (1878–1920)

Big Joe Turner

b. 1911

American blues singer (1911–1985)

Big Joe Williams

b. 1903

American Delta blues guitarist, singer and songwriter (1903–1982)

Big L

b. 1974

American rapper (1974–1999)

Big Mama Thornton

American blues singer (1926–1984)

Big Tiny Little

b. 1930

American jazz musician

Big Tom

b. 1936

Musical artist

Big Van Vader

b. 1955

American professional wrestler and football player (1955–2018)

Big Walter Price

b. 1914

American singer-songwriter

Bijon Bhattacharya

b. 1915

Indian actor (1915–1978)

Bijoy Krishna Handique

Indian politician (1934–2015)

Bil Keane

b. 1922

American cartoonist (1922–2011)