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Tom Bradley was an American politician, the first African American mayor of a predominantly white city, who served......
Per, Count Brahe, the Younger was a nobleman, soldier, and statesman who served as a member of the regency councils......
Edvard Brandes was a writer and politician who was an important figure in the Danish left coalition that struggled......
Willy Brandt was a German statesman, leader of the German Social Democratic Party of Germany (Sozialdemokratische......
Joseph Brant was a Mohawk Indian chief who served not only as a spokesman for his people but also as a Christian......
Karl Hjalmar Branting was a Swedish statesman and pioneer of social democracy whose conciliatory international......
Trygve Bratteli was a politician, chairman of the Norwegian Labour Party (1965–75), and prime minister of Norway......
Arnold Brecht was an exiled German public servant, who became a prominent political scientist and made major contributions......
John C. Breckinridge was the 14th vice president of the United States (1857–61), an unsuccessful presidential candidate......
Brennus was a Celtic chieftain who, when another tribe had created chaos in Macedonia by killing its king, led......
Brennus was a Gallic chieftain who led an unsuccessful invasion of Greece in the autumn of 279. He advanced through......
Leonid Brezhnev was a Soviet statesman and Communist Party official who was, in effect, the leader of the Soviet......
John Bright was a British reform politician and orator active in the early Victorian campaigns for free trade and......
George Digby, 2nd earl of Bristol was an English Royalist, an impetuous and erratic statesman who had a checkered......
Fenner Brockway was a British politician and passionate socialist who devoted his life to such prominent 20th-century......
Albert, 4e duke de Broglie was a French statesman and man of letters who served twice as head of the government......
Henry Peter Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux was a lawyer, British Whig Party politician, reformer, and lord......
John Cam Hobhouse, Baron Broughton was a British politician and literary personage known as the alleged coiner......
Gordon Brown is a Scottish-born British Labour Party politician who served as chancellor of the Exchequer (1997–2007)......
Jerry Brown is an American Democratic politician who served as governor of California (1975–83; 2011–19), mayor......
Sherrod Brown is an American politician who was elected as a Democrat to the U.S. Senate in 2006 and began representing......
Willie Brown is an American politician who was the first African American speaker of the California State Assembly,......
Leonardo Bruni was an Italian humanist scholar of the Renaissance. Bruni was secretary to the papal chancery from......
John Bruton was an Irish politician who served as the taoiseach (prime minister) of Ireland (1994–97). Bruton played......
William Jennings Bryan was a Democratic and Populist leader and a magnetic orator who ran unsuccessfully three......
James Bryce, Viscount Bryce was a British politician, diplomat, and historian best known for his highly successful......
Quentin Bryce is an Australian lawyer, educator, and politician who was the first woman to serve as governor-general......
Heinrich Brüning was a conservative German statesman who was chancellor and foreign minister shortly before Adolf......
Constantin Brătianu was a Romanian politician, head of the Liberal Party, and one of the leaders of that party’s......
Ion Brătianu was a statesman and longtime premier (1876–88) of Romania, who, with King Carol I, was the principal......
Abdalá Bucaram is an Ecuadoran athlete and politician who served as president of Ecuador (1996–97). Bucaram was......
Antonio María Bucareli y Ursúa was a Spanish soldier and statesman, noted for his excellent administration as the......
James Buchanan was the 15th president of the United States (1857–61), a moderate Democrat whose efforts to find......
George Nugent Temple Grenville, 1st marquess of Buckingham was George Grenville’s second son, created (1784) the......
Thomas-Robert Bugeaud, duke d’Isly was a marshal of France who played an important part in the French conquest......
Nikolay Khristyanovich Bunge was a liberal Russian economist and statesman. As minister of finance (1881–87), he......
Sir Francis Burdett, 5th Baronet was an English politician and a zealous and courageous advocate of reform who......
Yosef Burg was a German-born Jewish rabbi and Israeli politician who was the longest-serving member of the Israeli......
John Elliot Burns was a British labour leader and Socialist, the first person of working-class origin to enter......
Richard Burr is an American politician who was elected as a Republican to the U.S. Senate in 2004 and represented......
Sextus Afranius Burrus was the praetorian prefect (51–62) and, with Seneca, the chief adviser of the Roman emperor......
George H.W. Bush was a politician and businessman who was vice president of the United States (1981–89) and the......
Mangosuthu Buthelezi was a Zulu chief, South African politician, and leader of the Inkatha Freedom Party (1975–2019).......
Benjamin F. Butler was an American politician and army officer during the American Civil War (1861–65) who championed......
R. A. Butler, Baron Butler of Saffron Walden was a British statesman high in the councils of government during......
Isaac Butt was a lawyer and Irish nationalist leader who, if not the originator of the term Home Rule, was the......
Pete Buttigieg is an American politician who serves as U.S. secretary of transportation (2021– ) in the administration......
Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton, 1st Baronet was a British philanthropist and politician who, in 1822, succeeded William......
Robert C. Byrd was an American Democratic politician who served as a representative from West Virginia in the U.S.......
James F. Byrnes was a Democratic Party politician and administrator who, during World War II, was popularly known......
Bánk bán was one of the most powerful Hungarian nobles during the reign of Andrew (Endre) II (1205–35) and for......
Bernhard, prince von Bülow was a German imperial chancellor and Prussian prime minister from October 17, 1900,......
Bīrbal was a Brahman courtier of the Mughal emperor Akbar. With a reputation as a skilled poet and a charismatic......
François, count de Cabarrus was a financier and economist, adviser to the government of King Charles III of Spain.......
Vince Cable is a British politician who served as leader of the United Kingdom’s Liberal Democrats (2017–19), having......
Joseph Caillaux was a French statesman who was an early supporter of a national income tax and whose opposition......
Sila María Calderón is a Puerto Rican politician and was the governor of Puerto Rico (2001–05), the first woman......
John C. Calhoun was an American political leader who was a congressman, the secretary of war, the seventh vice......
James Callaghan, Baron Callaghan was a British Labour Party politician, who was prime minister from 1976 to 1979.......
Jean-Jacques-Régis de Cambacérès, duke de Parme was a French statesman and legal expert who was second consul with......
David Cameron is a British Conservative Party leader who served as prime minister of the United Kingdom (2010–16).......
Kim Campbell is a Canadian politician, who in June 1993 became the first woman to serve as prime minister of Canada.......
Menzies Campbell is a Scottish politician who served as leader of the Liberal Democrats (2006–07). As a young man,......
Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman was a British prime minister from December 5, 1905, to April 5, 1908. His popularity......
José Canalejas was a Spanish statesman and prime minister whose anticlerical “Padlock Law” forbade the establishment......
Charles John Canning, Earl Canning was a statesman and governor-general of India during the Indian Mutiny of 1857.......
George Canning was a British statesman known for his liberal policies as foreign secretary (1807–09, 1822–27) and......
Joseph Gurney Cannon was an American politician who was a longtime member of the U.S. House of Representatives.......
Saint Thomas de Cantelupe ; canonized 1320, feast day October 3) was a reformist, educator, English church prelate,......
Eric Cantor is an American Republican politician who was a representative from Virginia in the U.S. House of Representatives......
Maria Cantwell is an American politician who was elected as a Democrat to the U.S. Senate in 2000 and began representing......
Godert Alexander Gerard Philip, baron van der Capellen was the governor-general of the Dutch East Indies (1816–26)......
Shelley Moore Capito is an American politician who was elected as a Republican to the U.S. Senate in 2014 and began......
Leo, count von Caprivi was a distinguished soldier who was Bismarck’s successor as Germany’s imperial chancellor......
Ben Cardin is an American politician who was elected as a Democrat to the U.S. Senate in 2006 and began representing......
Fernando Henrique Cardoso is a Brazilian sociologist, teacher, and politician who was president of Brazil from......
Edward Cardwell, Viscount Cardwell was a British statesman who, as secretary of state for war (1868–74), was considered......
John G. Carlisle was a lawyer, legislator, and government official. He served as speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives......
Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach was the wife of King George II of Great Britain (reigned 1727–60). Beautiful and......
Edward Henry Carson, Baron Carson , known as the “uncrowned king of Ulster,” was a lawyer and politician who successfully......
John Cartwright was an advocate of radical reform of the British Parliament and of various constitutional changes......
Sir Richard John Cartwright was a statesman and finance minister of Canada’s Liberal Party; he supported free trade......
James Carville is an American political consultant, author, media personality, and Democratic Party strategist......
Lewis Cass was a U.S. Army officer and public official who was active in Democratic politics in the mid-19th century.......
Bill Cassidy is an American doctor and politician who was elected as a Republican to the U.S. Senate in 2014 and......
Cassivellaunus was a powerful British chieftain who was defeated by Julius Caesar during his second raiding expedition......
Emilio Castelar y Ripoll was a statesman and author, one of the most powerful champions of Spanish republicanism......
Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh was a British foreign secretary (1812–22), who helped guide the Grand Alliance......
João de Castro was a naval officer who helped preserve the Portuguese commercial settlement in India and contributed......
Caupolicán was a Mapuche chief and a leader of the Indian resistance to the Spanish invaders of Chile. With the......
Domingo Cavallo is an Argentine economist and politician who served as economy minister of Argentina (1991–96,......
Lord Frederick Charles Cavendish was a British politician, protégé of William Ewart Gladstone, who was murdered......
Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th duke of Devonshire was a British statesman whose opposition to the Irish Home Rule......
Camillo Benso, count di Cavour was a Piedmontese statesman, a conservative whose exploitation of international......
Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 1st Viscount Cecil was a British statesman and winner of the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1937.......
William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley was the principal adviser to England’s Queen Elizabeth I through most of her......
Anton J. Cermak was an American politician and mayor of Chicago. He was killed by an assassin’s bullet that was......
Joseph Chamberlain was a British businessman, social reformer, radical politician, and ardent imperialist. At the......
Neville Chamberlain was the prime minister of the United Kingdom from May 28, 1937, to May 10, 1940, whose name......
Sir Austen Chamberlain was a British foreign secretary from 1924 to 1929, who helped bring about the Locarno Pact......