Leading Figures in History

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

62243 persons found

Buddy Miles

b. 1947

American drummer and singer (1947–2008)

Buddy Miller

b. 1952

American singer-songwriter (born 1952)

Buddy O'Connor

b. 1916

Canadian ice hockey player (1916–1977)

Buddy Rich

b. 1917

American jazz drummer and bandleader (1917–1987)

Buddy Roberts

b. 1947

American-Canadian wrestler (1947–2012)

Buddy Rogers (wrestler)

American professional wrestler (1921–1992)

Buddy Ryan

American football player, coach, and executive (1931–2016)

Buddy Wakefield

b. 1974

American poet and spoken word artist

Budge Rogers

b. 1939

British Lions & England international rugby union player

Budhi Kunderan

b. 1939

Indian cricketer

Buenaventura Durruti

b. 1896

Spanish anarchist militant (1896–1936)

Buffalo Bob Smith

American television show host (1917–1998)

Buford Pusser

American sheriff (1937–1974)

Bugsy Siegel

American mobster (1906–1947)

Bùi Thanh Liêm

b. 1949

Bujar Nishani

b. 1966

President of Albania from 2012 to 2015

Buju Banton

b. 1973

Jamaican dancehall musician (born 1973)

Bukayo Saka

b. 2001

English footballer (born 2001)

Buket Uzuner

b. 1955

Turkish writer

Bulat Okudzhava

b. 1924

Soviet-Russian singer (1924–1997)

Bulbs Ehlers

American basketball, football, and baseball player

Bulcsú (chieftain)

10th-century Magyar chieftain and military leader

Bülent Arınç

b. 1948

22nd Speaker of the Parliament of Turkey

Bülent Ecevit

b. 1925

Prime Minister of Turkey (1974; 1977; 1978–79; 1999–2002)