Leading Figures in History

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

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Bogdan Baltazar

b. 1939

Romanian banker and politician (1939 – 2012)

Bogdan Bogdanović (basketball)

b. 1992

Serbian basketball player (born 1992)

Bogdan Petriceicu Hasdeu

Romanian writer and philologist (1838–1907)

Bogislav Friedrich Emanuel von Tauentzien

b. 1760

Prussian general (1760–1824)

Bogislaw X

b. 1454

Duke of Pomerania

Bogislaw XIII

b. 1544

Duke of Pomerania-Wolgast

Bogoslav Šulek

b. 1816

Croatian philologist, historian and lexicographer

Bogusław Schaeffer

Polish composer, musicologist, and graphic artist (1929–2019)

Bohdan Khmelnytsky

Hetman of the Zaporozhian Host from 1648 to 1657

Bohdan Lepky

Ukrainian writer

Bohemia (rapper)

b. 1979

Pakistani-American singer and producer (born 1979)

Bohemond VII of Antioch

Count of Tripoli and Prince of Antioch (1261-1287)(r. 1275-1287)

Bohumír Šmeral

b. 1880

Czech communist politician

Bohuslav Martinů

Czech composer (1890–1959)

Bojan Dubljević

b. 1991

Montenegrin basketball player (born 1991)

Bojan Krkić

b. 1990

Spanish footballer (born 1990)

Bokondji Imama

b. 1996

Canadian ice hockey player (born 1996)

Bola de Nieve

b. 1911

Cuban singer-pianist and songwriter (1911–1971)

Bola Sete

b. 1923

Brazilian guitarist (1923–1987)

Bolesław I the Brave

Duke and King of Poland (r. 992–1025)

Bolesław III Wrymouth

Duke of Poland from 1107 to 1138

Bolesław Prus

Polish novelist (1847–1912)

Bolesław V the Chaste

b. 1226

High Duke of Poland from 1243 to 1279

Boli Bolingoli

b. 1995

Belgian footballer (born 1995)