Leading Figures in History

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

21506 persons found

Barry Manilow

b. 1943

American singer (born 1943)

Barry Melton

b. 1947

American guitarist (born 1947)

Barry Michael Cooper

b. 1958

American screenwriter (1958–2025)

Barry Morse

b. 1918

British-Canadian actor (1918–2008)

Barry Norman

British film critic

Barry O'Farrell

b. 1959

Premier of New South Wales from 2011 to 2014

Barry Shepherd

b. 1937

Australian rules footballer, cricketer

Barry Sullivan (American actor)

American actor (1912–1994)

Barry Windsor-Smith

b. 1949

British graphic novelist (born 1949)

Barry Zito

b. 1978

American baseball player (born 1978)

Bartholomeus Roodenburch

b. 1866

Dutch swimmer

Bartholomeus Welser V

b. 1484

German banker

Bartholomew of San Concordio

Italian jurist

Bartholomew Roberts

b. 1682

Welsh pirate (1682–1722)

Bartolo Colón

b. 1973

Dominican baseball player (born 1973)

Bartolomé Masó

Cuban revolutionary and President of the Republic in Arms

Bartolomé Mitre

b. 1821

President of Argentina

Bartolomeo Ammannati

b. 1511

Italian architect and sculptor

Bartolomeo Cristofori

b. 1655

Italian maker of musical instruments (1655 – 1731)

Bartolomeu Dias

Portuguese maritime explorer (c. 1450–1500)

Bartosz Brożek

b. 1977

Polish philosopher and jurist (born 1977)

Barun Sengupta

Indian writer (1934–2008)

Bas Haring

b. 1968

Dutch philosopher

Başak Eraydın

b. 1994

Turkish tennis player (born 1994)