Leading Figures in History

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

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Boaz Yakin

b. 1966

American screenwriter and film director

Bob Ainsworth

b. 1952

British Labour politician (born 1952)

Bob Akin

American journalist, TV commentator & sports car racing driver (1936-2002)

Bob Anderson (racing driver)

b. 1931

British motorcycle racer and racing driver (1931–1967)

Bob Appleyard

b. 1924

English cricketer

Bob Belden

American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader

Bob Bemer

American aerospace engineer

Bob Benmosche

b. 1944

American businessman

Bob Bogle

American musician (1934–2009)

Bob Boozer

American basketball player (1937–2012)

Bob Brozman

American guitarist and ethnomusicologist

Bob Bryan

b. 1978

American tennis player (born 1978)

Bob Carlos Clarke

b. 1950

Irish-British photographer (1950–2006)

Bob Champion

b. 1948

English jump jockey

Bob Chappuis

American football player (1923–2012)

Bob Clampett

American animator (1913–1984)

Bob Cole (sportscaster)

Canadian sportscaster (1933–2024)

Bob Crane

American actor (1928–1978)

Bob Crisp

b. 1911

South African cricketer (1911–1994)

Bob Davis (Australian rules footballer)

Australian rules footballer, born 1928

Bob Dyer

b. 1909

American-born vaudeville entertainer, radio personality and quiz show host

Bob Dylan

b. 1941

American singer-songwriter (born 1941)

Bob Edgar

American politician (1943–2013)

Bob Edwards (British journalist)

British journalist