Leading Figures in History

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

62243 persons found

Bull Connor

b. 1897

American government official and segregationist (1897–1973)

Bulldog Brower

American professional wrestler

Bulle Ogier

b. 1939

French actress and screenwriter (born 1939)

Bullet Rogan

b. 1893

American baseball player (1893–1967)

Bulstrode Whitelocke

English politician (1605–1675)

Bum Phillips

b. 1923

American football coach (1923–2013)

Bun Cook

b. 1904

Canadian ice hockey player and coach (1903–1988)

Bunker Roy

b. 1945

Indian social activist and educator (born 1945)

Bunny Austin

b. 1906

English tennis player

Bunny Berigan

American jazz trumpeter and bandleader (1908–1942)

Bunny Carr

Irish television presenter (1927–2018)

Bunty Afoa

b. 1996

Samoan rugby league footballer

Burak Çelik

b. 1992

Turkish actor and model (born 1992)

Burak Güven

b. 1975

Musical artist

Burak Kut

b. 1973

Turkish pop singer and songwriter (born 1973)

Burchard III of Swabia

Duke of Swabia from 954 to 973

Burchard, Duke of Thuringia

Duke of Thuringia from 892 to 908

Burgess Meredith

American actor (1907–1997)

Burgess Owens

b. 1951

American politician & football player (born 1951)

Burgess Whitehead

b. 1910

American baseball player (1910–1993)

Burglinde Pollak

b. 1951

East German pentathlete

Burhan Felek

Turkish journalist (1889–1982)

Burhanuddin Rabbani

President of Afghanistan from 1992 to 2001

Burl Ives

b. 1909

American musician and actor (1909–1995)