Leading Figures in History

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

62243 persons found

Butch Patrick

b. 1953

American actor and musician (born 1953)

Butch Reynolds

b. 1964

American sprinter (born 1964)

Butch Trucks

b. 1947

American drummer (1947–2017)

Butch van Breda Kolff

b. 1922

American basketball player and coach (1922–2007)

Butch Vig

b. 1955

American musician and record producer

Butch Walker

b. 1969

American musician (born 1969)

Butch Warren

b. 1939

American jazz bassist (1939–2013)

Butterfly Boucher

b. 1979

Musical artist

Button Gwinnett

American Founding Father and politician

Buzz Capra

b. 1947

American baseball player (1947–2026)

Byard Lancaster

b. 1942

American jazz musician (1942–2012)

Byrhthelm (bishop of Wells)

Archbishop of Canterbury in 959

Byrhtnoth

10th-century English nobleman

Byron Berline

b. 1944

American fiddle player (1944–2021)

Byron Black

b. 1969

Zimbabwean tennis player (born 1969)

Byron De La Beckwith

b. 1920

American white supremacist, Klansman, and convicted murderer

Byron Dorgan

b. 1942

American politician (born 1942)

Byron Edmund Walker

b. 1848

Byron Farwell

b. 1921

American historian and politician

Byron G. Harlan

b. 1861

American singer

Byron Krieger

American fencer (1920–2015)

Byron Looper

American convicted murderer and political assassin

Byron Nelson

American professional golfer (1912–2006)

Byron Saxton

b. 1981

American professional wrestling color commentator