Leading Figures in History

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

21506 persons found

Blair Brown

b. 1946

American actress (born 1946)

Blair Chapman

b. 1956

Canadian ice hockey player (born 1956)

Blaise Nkufo

b. 1975

Swiss footballer (born 1975)

Blaise Pascal

b. 1623

French polymath (1623–1662)

Blake Ahearn

b. 1984

American basketball player and coach (born 1984)

Blake Bortles

b. 1992

American football player (born 1992)

Blake Brockington

b. 1996

American transgender activist (1996–2015)

Blake Ross

b. 1985

American software developer

Blake Shelton

b. 1976

American country singer (born 1976)

Blanche (singer)

b. 1999

Belgian singer and songwriter

Blanche II of Navarre

b. 1424

Titular queen of Navarre from 1461 to 1464

Blanche Noyes

b. 1900

American aviator

Blanche of Artois

Queen of Navarre from 1270 to 1274

Blanche of England

English princess (1392–1409)

Blanche of Portugal (1259–1321)

Lady of Las Huelgas, Montemor-o-Velho, Alcocer and Briviesca

Blanche Sweet

b. 1896

American actress (1896–1986)

Blaze Bayley

b. 1963

English singer (born 1963)

Blind Willie McTell

b. 1898

Piedmont blues and ragtime singer and guitarist (1898–1959)

Blossom Dearie

b. 1924

American jazz singer and pianist (1924–2009)

Blues Traveler

b. 1968

American rock band

Bluey (long-lived dog)

b. 1910

Australian cattle dog (1910–1939)

Bo Dallas

b. 1990

American professional wrestler (born 1990)

Bo Diddley

American guitarist and singer (1928–2008)

Bo Larsson

b. 1944

Swedish footballer (1944–2023)