Leading Figures in History

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

62243 persons found

Bridget of Sweden

Swedish nun, mystic, and saint (c.1303–1373)

Bridget of York

b. 1480

English princess and nun (1480–1507)

Bridget Riley

b. 1931

British painter (born 1931)

Bridgette Wilson

b. 1973

American actress, singer, and model (born 1973)

Brie Larson

b. 1989

American actress, singer and filmmaker (born 1989)

Briek Schotte

b. 1919

Belgian cyclist (1919–2004)

Briggs Cunningham

American entrepreneur and sportsman (1907–2003)

Brigham Young

b. 1801

American religious leader (1801–1877)

Brigid Berlin

b. 1939

American painter (1939–2020)

Brigid Brophy

b. 1929

English author, literary critic and polemicist (1929–1995)

Brigita Bukovec

b. 1970

Slovenian hurdler (born 1970)

Brigitte Bardot

b. 1934

French actress and activist (1934–2025)

Brigitte Becue

b. 1972

Belgian swimmer (born 1972)

Brigitte Bierlein

Chancellor of Austria from 2019 to 2020

Brigitte Engerer

French pianist (1952–2012)

Brigitte Fassbaender

b. 1939

German mezzo-soprano

Brigitte Fontaine

b. 1939

French singer (born 1939)

Brigitte Foster-Hylton

b. 1974

Jamaican hurdler (born 1974)

Brigitte Helm

German actress (1908–1996)

Brigitte Nielsen

b. 1963

Danish actress, model, and singer (born 1963)

Brillante Mendoza

b. 1960

Filipino independent filmmaker

Brinsley Forde

b. 1953

English singer and actor (born 1953)

Brinsley Trench, 8th Earl of Clancarty

Dutch noble (1911–1995)

Bristol Palin

b. 1990

American public speaker (born 1990)