Leading Figures in History

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

58072 persons found

Bart Brentjens

b. 1968

Dutch cyclist (born 1968)

Bart King

American cricketer (1873–1965)

Bart Scott

b. 1980

American football player (born 1980)

Bart Zoet

b. 1942

Dutch cyclist

Barthold Heinrich Brockes

b. 1680

German poet (1680-1747)

Bartholomeus Roodenburch

b. 1866

Dutch swimmer

Bartholomeus Welser V

b. 1484

German banker

Bartholomew Burghersh the elder

English nobleman and soldier (died 1355)

Bartholomew Gosnold

English barrister, explorer, and privateer (1571–1607)

Bartholomew of San Concordio

Italian jurist

Bartholomew Roberts

b. 1682

Welsh pirate (1682–1722)

Bartholomew Teeling

Irish military officer and nationalist

Bartłomiej Kalinkowski

b. 1994

Polish footballer (born 1994)

Bartol Kašić

b. 1575

Croatian clergyman and grammarian (1575–1650)

Bartolo Colón

b. 1973

Dominican baseball player (born 1973)

Bartolomé de Escobedo

Spanish composer of the Renaissance

Bartolomé de las Casas

Spanish Catholic clergyman and writer (1484–1566)

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)

Bartolomeo Fanfulla

b. 1477

Italian condottiero

Bartolomeu Dias

Portuguese maritime explorer (c. 1450–1500)

Bartolus de Saxoferrato

Italian law professor