Leading Figures in History

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

21506 persons found

Benji Gregory

American actor (1978–2024)

Bennedict Mathurin

b. 2002

Canadian basketball player (born 2002)

Bennett Cerf

b. 1898

American publisher, author (1898–1971)

Bennie Osler

South African rugby union player

Benny Goodman

b. 1909

American jazz clarinetist and bandleader (1909–1986)

Benny Hill

English comedy actor (1924–1992)

Benny Wearing

b. 1901

Australian rugby league footballer (1901–1968)

Beno Gutenberg

b. 1889

German-American seismologist

Benoît Bouchard

b. 1940

Canadian politician

Benson Boone

b. 2002

American singer-songwriter (born 2002)

Benzion Netanyahu

Israeli encyclopedist and historian (1910–2012)

Berengar Fredol the Elder

French canon lawyer and Cardinal-Bishop

Berenguer Ramon I

Count of Barcelona, Girona and Ausona (1005-1035) (r.1018-1035)

Berhanu Dinka

b. 1935

Ethiopian diplomat

Berit Aunli

b. 1956

Norwegian cross-country skier

Berkeley Breathed

b. 1957

American cartoonist and author (born 1957)

Bernadette Chirac

b. 1933

French politician (born 1933)

Bernadette Devlin McAliskey

b. 1947

Irish socialist and republican political activist (born 1947)

Bernadette Soubirous

French Roman Catholic saint (1844–1879)

Bernard Agré

Ivorian Catholic prelate

Bernard Arcand

b. 1945

Canadian anthropologist and writer (1945–2009)

Bernard Ashmole

b. 1894

British archaeologist and art historian (1894–1988)

Bernard Babior

American physician (1935–2004)

Bernard Baruch

American businessman (1870–1965)