Leading Figures in History

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

21506 persons found

Ben Johnson (actor)

b. 1918

American actor and stuntman (1918–1996)

Ben Jonson

b. 1572

English playwright, poet, and actor (1572–1637)

Ben Kuroki

b. 1917

United States Army Air Forces soldier

Ben Lexcen

Australian marine architect and Olympic sailor (1936–1988)

Ben Linder

American engineer killed by Contras

Ben Nelson

b. 1941

American attorney and politician (born 1941)

Ben Olsen

b. 1977

American soccer player, soccer coach, and sports executive (born 1977)

Ben Revere

b. 1988

American baseball player (born 1988)

Ben Ross

b. 1980

Australian rugby league footballer

Ben Smith (rugby union)

b. 1986

New Zealand rugby union player, born 1986

Ben Stokes

b. 1991

English cricketer (born 1991)

Ben Utecht

b. 1981

American football player and singer (born 1981)

Ben Wallace (politician)

b. 1970

British Conservative politician (born 1970)

Ben Zinn

b. 1937

Israeli-American soccer player and academic

Ben Zobrist

b. 1981

American baseball player (born 1981)

Beñat Albizuri

b. 1981

Spanish cyclist

Benazir Bhutto

b. 1953

Prime Minister of Pakistan (1988–1990; 1993–1996)

Benedetto Aloisi Masella

b. 1879

Italian cardinal (1879–1970)

Benedetto Giustiniani

b. 1554

Italian clergyman

Benedict Arnold

British military officer (1741–1801)

Bengt I. Samuelsson

b. 1934

Swedish biochemist (1934–2024)

Benigno Aquino III

President of the Philippines from 2010 to 2016

Benito Mussolini

Dictator of Italy from 1922 to 1943

Benito Pérez Galdós

b. 1843

Spanish realist novelist (1843–1920)