Leading Figures in History

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

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Betty Lou Gerson

b. 1914

American actress (1914–1999)

Betty Mae Tiger Jumper

b. 1923

Chief of the Seminole Tribe of Florida (1923–2011)

Betty Neels

British writer

Betty Nuthall

b. 1911

English tennis player

Betty Robinson

American Olympic champion

Betty Shabazz

b. 1936

American educator and wife of Malcolm X (1935–1997)

Betty Stöve

b. 1945

Dutch former tennis player (born 1945)

Betty Williams

b. 1943

Northern Irish peace activist and Nobel laureate

Betty Wright

American singer (1953–2020)

Beulah Bondi

b. 1889

American actress (1888–1981)

Beverlee McKinsey

American actress (1935–2008)

Beverley Whitfield

b. 1954

Australian swimmer

Beverly Jo Scott

b. 1959

American singer-songwriter (born 1959)

Beverly Sills

b. 1929

American operatic soprano (1929–2007)

Bhagat Puran Singh

b. 1904

Indian writer, environmentalist and philanthropist

Bhajan Lal

6th Chief Minister of Haryana

Bhaktivinoda Thakur

Indian spiritual leader (1838–1914)

Bhama Srinivasan

b. 1935

Indian-American mathematician

Bhaurao Patil

Social activist and educator in Maharashtra, India

Bhuma Shobha Nagi Reddy

Indian politician (1968–2014)

Bi Kidude

Tanzanian singer (c. 1910– 2013)

Bianca Andreescu

b. 2000

Canadian tennis player (born 2000)

Bianca Del Rio

b. 1975

American drag queen

Bianca Jagger

b. 1945

Nicaraguan human rights advocate and actress (born 1945)