Leading Figures in History

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

58072 persons found

Bertel Haarder

b. 1944

Danish politician

Bertha Brouwer

Dutch sprinter

Bertha De Vriese

b. 1877

Belgian physician

Bertha Isaacs

b. 1900

Bahamian teacher, tennis player, activist and politician (1900–1997)

Bertha Knight Landes

b. 1868

American politician (1868–1943)

Bertha Lutz

b. 1894

Brazilian scientist and politician (1894–1976)

Bertha of Savoy

b. 1051

Holy Roman Empress from 1084 to 1087

Bertha of Sulzbach

Byzantine empress from 1146 to 1160

Bertha Parker Pallan

b. 1907

American archaeologist

Bertha von Suttner

b. 1843

Austrian novelist and pacifist (1843–1914)

Bertha Wilson

First woman judge on Supreme Court of Canada

Berthe Meijer

German-born Dutch Holocaust survivor and author (1938–2012)

Berthe Qvistgaard

Danish actress (1910–1999)

Berthold Beitz

German industrialist (1913–2013)

Berthold of Hanover

German bishop (fl. 12th century)

Berthold Oppenheim

b. 1867

Moravian rabbi (1867–1942)

Bertholet Flemalle

b. 1614

Liège Baroque painter (1614-1675)

Bertie Ahern

b. 1951

Taoiseach from 1997 to 2008

Bertil Ohlin

b. 1899

Swedish economist, politician, and Nobel Laureate (1899–1979)

Bertolt Brecht

German playwright and poet (1898–1956)

Berton Churchill

Canadian actor (1876–1940)

Berton Roueché

b. 1910

American journalist

Bertrada of Laon

Queen consort of the Franks (died 783)

Bertram Brockhouse

b. 1918

Canadian physicist, Nobel laureate (1918–2003)