Leading Figures in History

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

58072 persons found

Bernard Freyberg, 1st Baron Freyberg

New Zealand soldier and viceroy (1889–1963)

Bernard Gauthier

b. 1924

French cyclist

Bernard Gilkey

b. 1966

American baseball player (born 1966)

Bernard Gimbel

American businessman (1885–1966)

Bernard Giraudeau

b. 1947

French actor and director (1947–2010)

Bernard Goldberg

b. 1945

American journalist (born 1945)

Bernard Gordon (writer)

b. 1918

American writer and producer (1918–2007)

Bernard Grech

b. 1971

Maltese politician and lawyer

Bernard Haitink

Dutch conductor (1929–2021)

Bernard Hepton

b. 1925

British actor and director (1925–2018)

Bernard Herrmann

b. 1911

American composer (1911–1975)

Bernard Hill

English actor (1944–2024)

Bernard II, Duke of Saxony

Duke of Saxony from 1011 to 1059

Bernard Ingham

b. 1932

British civil servant and writer (1932–2023)

Bernard Katz

German-British biophysicist (1911–2003)

Bernard Kerik

American police officer and political consultant (1955–2025)

Bernard Lafayette

b. 1940

American civil rights activist (1940–2026)

Bernard Lamy

b. 1640

French mathematician a theologian (1640–1715)

Bernard Laporte

b. 1964

French rugby union player & administrator

Bernard Levin

b. 1928

British journalist and writer (1928–2004)

Bernard Lord

b. 1965

Premier of New Brunswick from 1999 to 2006

Bernard Lovell

English physicist and radio astronomer (1913–2012)

Bernard MacLaverty

b. 1942

Northern Irish writer

Bernard Malamud

b. 1914

American writer (1914–1986)