Leading Figures in History

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

58072 persons found

BD Wong

b. 1960

American actor (born 1960)

Bea Alonzo

b. 1987

Filipino actress (born 1987)

Bea Arthur

American actress and comedian (1922–2009)

Bea Benaderet

American actress (1906–1968)

Bea Miles

b. 1902

Australian bohemian rebel

Bea Wain

b. 1917

American jazz singer and radio personality (1917–2017)

Beabadoobee

b. 2000

British singer-songwriter (born 2000)

Beah Richards

b. 1920

American actor and writer (1920–2000)

Beanie Wells

b. 1988

American football player (born 1988)

Bear Bryant

b. 1913

American football coach (1913–1983)

Bear Grylls

b. 1974

British adventurer and television presenter (born 1974)

Beardsley Ruml

American economist

Beat Fehr

Swiss racing driver

Beate Sirota Gordon

b. 1923

Austrian and American activist (1923–2012)

Beate Uhse-Rotermund

b. 1919

German pilot and sex shop entrepreneur

Beatrice Aitchison

b. 1908

American mathematician

Beatrice Ask

b. 1956

Swedish politician (born 1956)

Beatrice Cenci

Roman noblewoman (1577–1599)

Beatrice de Cardi

b. 1914

British archaeologist (1914–2016)

Beatrice Faumuina

b. 1974

New Zealand discus thrower

Beatrice Hutton

Australian architect (1893–1990)

Beatrice Lillie

b. 1894

Canadian-British actress and comedian (1894–1989)

Beatrice of Burgundy, Lady of Bourbon

French noblewoman

Beatrice of Castile (1242–1303)

Queen of Portugal from 1253 to 1279