Leading Figures in History

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

58072 persons found

Bill Nyrop

b. 1952

American ice hockey player (1952–1995)

Bill O'Brien (American football)

b. 1969

American football coach (born 1969)

Bill O'Reilly (cricketer)

Australian cricketer (1905 – 1992)

Bill O'Reilly (political commentator)

b. 1949

American television host and writer (born 1949)

Bill Oddie

b. 1941

English conservationist, entertainer and ornithologist (born 1941)

Bill Osborne

b. 1955

Rugby player

Bill Parcells

b. 1941

American football coach (born 1941)

Bill Pascrell

American politician (1937–2024)

Bill Paterson (actor)

b. 1945

Scottish actor (born 1945)

Bill Paxton

b. 1955

American actor (1955–2017)

Bill Peach

Australian television presenter and journalist (1935–2013)

Bill Peet

American illustrator and animator (1915–2002)

Bill Pertwee

English actor (1926–2013)

Bill Phillips (author)

b. 1964

American businessman

Bill Pinkney

American performer and singer (1925–2007)

Bill Plympton

b. 1946

American illustrator, animator, and film director

Bill Ponsford

b. 1900

Australian cricketer (1900–1991)

Bill Proud

b. 1919

English cricketer

Bill Rammell

b. 1959

British Labour politician

Bill Ramsey (singer)

b. 1931

American-German jazz singer (1931–2021)

Bill Ricker

Canadian scientist (1908–2001)

Bill Ritter

b. 1956

41st Governor of Colorado

Bill Robinson

b. 1878

American dancer and actor (1878–1949)

Bill Rodgers, Baron Rodgers of Quarry Bank

b. 1928

British politician (born 1928)