Other Politicians, BLU-CAN
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Blunt Rochester, Lisa
In 2016 Lisa Blunt Rochester became the first woman and the first person of color to be elected to the U.S. House......
Blunt, Roy
Roy Blunt is an American politician who was elected as a Republican to the U.S. Senate in 2010 and represented......
Boateng, Paul
Paul Boateng is a British politician who became the first person of African descent to serve in a British cabinet......
Bobrikov, Nikolay
Nikolay Bobrikov was a ruthless ultranationalist Russian governor-general of Finland from 1898 until his assassination.......
Boehner, John
John Boehner is an American Republican politician who represented Ohio in the U.S. House of Representatives (1991â2015).......
Bolger, James Brendan
James Brendan Bolger is a New Zealand farmer and politician who served as prime minister of New Zealand from 1990......
Bolingbroke, Henry Saint John, 1st Viscount, Baron Saint John Of Lydiard Tregoze
Henry Saint John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke was a prominent Tory politician in the reign of Queen Anne of England......
Bond, Julian
Julian Bond was a U.S. legislator and Black civil rights leader, best known for his fight to take his duly elected......
Bondfield, Margaret
Margaret Bondfield was a trade-union leader and the first woman to attain Cabinet rank in Great Britain. Bondfield......
Bonnet, Georges-Ătienne
Georges-Ătienne Bonnet was a leader in the French Radical-Socialist Party and minister of foreign affairs immediately......
Bono, Sonny
Sonny Bono was an American songwriter, producer, entertainer, and politician who found fame in the 1960s and â70s......
Booker, Cory
Cory Booker is an American politician who was elected as a Democrat to the U.S. Senate in 2013 representing New......
Boothroyd, Betty
Betty Boothroyd was a British Labour Party politician who was the first female speaker of the House of Commons......
Boozman, John
John Boozman is an American politician who was elected as a Republican to the U.S. Senate in 2010 and began representing......
Boris I
Boris I ; feast day May 2 [May 15]) was the khan of Bulgaria (852â889), whose long reign witnessed the conversion......
Borodin, Mikhail Markovich
Mikhail Markovich Borodin was the chief Comintern agent in China in the 1920s, who built the loosely structured......
Bosch, Johannes, graaf van den
Johannes, count van den Bosch was a statesman who expanded the poor-relief system and instituted the paternalistic......
Bose, Subhas Chandra
Subhas Chandra Bose was an Indian revolutionary prominent in the Indian Independence Movement against British rule.......
Bossi, Umberto
Umberto Bossi was an Italian politician who was the leader (1991â2012) of the Northern League (Lega Nord), an anti-immigrant,......
Both, Pieter
Pieter Both was a Dutch colonialist who was the first governor-general of the Netherlands East Indies. After sailing......
Bottoms, Keisha Lance
By the time Keisha Lance Bottoms was elected governor of Georgia on November 3, 2026âbecoming the first Black woman......
Bouchard, Lucien
Lucien Bouchard is a Canadian politician who was a founder and leader of the Bloc QuĂ©bĂ©cois (1990â96) in the federal......
Boudinot, Elias
Elias Boudinot was an American lawyer and public official who was involved in the American Revolution. Boudinot......
Bourchier, Thomas
Thomas Bourchier was an English cardinal and archbishop of Canterbury who maintained the stability of the English......
Boutwell, George Sewall
George Sewall Boutwell was a leading Radical Republican during the American Civil War and Reconstruction era. Boutwell......
Bowles, Chester
Chester Bowles was an American advertising entrepreneur, public official, and noted liberal politician. After graduating......
Bowring, Sir John
Sir John Bowring was an English author and diplomat who was prominent in many spheres of mid-Victorian public life.......
Boxer, Barbara
Barbara Boxer is an American politician whose ardent support for myriad progressive causes, including environmentalism......
Boyle, Edward
Edward Boyle was a British politician who served as Britainâs minister of education (1962â64) and was a leading......
Bradlaugh, Charles
Charles Bradlaugh was a British radical and atheist, a freethinker in the tradition of Voltaire and Thomas Paine,......
Bradley, Tom
Tom Bradley was an American politician, the first African American mayor of a predominantly white city, who served......
Brahe, Per, Greve, The Younger
Per, Count Brahe, the Younger was a nobleman, soldier, and statesman who served as a member of the regency councils......
Brandes, Edvard
Edvard Brandes was a writer and politician who was an important figure in the Danish left coalition that struggled......
Brandt, Willy
Willy Brandt was a German statesman, leader of the German Social Democratic Party of Germany (Sozialdemokratische......
Brant, Joseph
Joseph Brant was a Mohawk Indian chief who served not only as a spokesman for his people but also as a Christian......
Branting, Karl Hjalmar
Karl Hjalmar Branting was a Swedish statesman and pioneer of social democracy whose conciliatory international......
Bratteli, Trygve
Trygve Bratteli was a politician, chairman of the Norwegian Labour Party (1965â75), and prime minister of Norway......
Brecht, Arnold
Arnold Brecht was an exiled German public servant, who became a prominent political scientist and made major contributions......
Breckinridge, John C.
John C. Breckinridge was the 14th vice president of the United States (1857â61), an unsuccessful presidential candidate......
Brennus
Brennus was a Gallic chieftain who led an unsuccessful invasion of Greece in the autumn of 279. He advanced through......
Brennus
Brennus was a Celtic chieftain who, when another tribe had created chaos in Macedonia by killing its king, led......
Brezhnev, Leonid
Leonid Brezhnev was a Soviet statesman and Communist Party official who was, in effect, the leader of the Soviet......
Bright, John
John Bright was a British reform politician and orator active in the early Victorian campaigns for free trade and......
Bristol, George Digby, 2nd earl of
George Digby, 2nd earl of Bristol was an English Royalist, an impetuous and erratic statesman who had a checkered......
Bristol, John Hervey, 1st earl of
John Hervey, 1st earl of Bristol was the first earl of Bristol in the Hervey line, son of Sir Thomas Hervey and......
Brockway, Fenner
Fenner Brockway was a British politician and passionate socialist who devoted his life to such prominent 20th-century......
Broglie, Albert, 4 duc de
Albert, 4e duke de Broglie was a French statesman and man of letters who served twice as head of the government......
Brougham and Vaux, Henry Peter Brougham, 1st Baron
Henry Peter Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux was a lawyer, British Whig Party politician, reformer, and lord......
Broughton, John Cam Hobhouse, Baron
John Cam Hobhouse, Baron Broughton was a British politician and literary personage known as the alleged coiner......
Brown, Gordon
Gordon Brown is a Scottish-born British Labour Party politician who served as chancellor of the Exchequer (1997â2007)......
Brown, Jerry
Jerry Brown is an American Democratic politician who served as governor of California (1975â83; 2011â19), mayor......
Brown, Sherrod
Call Democrat Sherrod Brown the once and future senator. After winning three terms in the U.S. Senate, Brown was......
Brown, Willie
Willie Brown is an American politician who was the first African American speaker of the California State Assembly,......
Bruni, Leonardo
Leonardo Bruni was an Italian humanist scholar of the Renaissance. Bruni was secretary to the papal chancery from......
Bruton, John
John Bruton was an Irish politician who served as the taoiseach (prime minister) of Ireland (1994â97). Bruton played......
Bryan, William Jennings
William Jennings Bryan was a Democratic and Populist leader and a magnetic orator who ran unsuccessfully three......
Bryce, James Bryce, Viscount
James Bryce, Viscount Bryce was a British politician, diplomat, and historian best known for his highly successful......
Bryce, Quentin
Quentin Bryce is an Australian lawyer, educator, and politician who was the first woman to serve as governor-general......
BrĂŒning, Heinrich
Heinrich BrĂŒning was a conservative German statesman who was chancellor and foreign minister shortly before Adolf......
BrÄtianu, Constantin
Constantin BrÄtianu was a Romanian politician, head of the Liberal Party, and one of the leaders of that partyâs......
BrÄtianu, Ion
Ion BrÄtianu was a statesman and longtime premier (1876â88) of Romania, who, with King Carol I, was the principal......
Bucaram, AbdalĂĄ
AbdalĂĄ Bucaram is an Ecuadoran athlete and politician who served as president of Ecuador (1996â97). Bucaram was......
Bucareli y UrsĂșa, Antonio MarĂa
Antonio MarĂa Bucareli y UrsĂșa was a Spanish soldier and statesman, noted for his excellent administration as the......
Buchanan, James
James Buchanan was the 15th president of the United States (1857â61), a moderate Democrat whose efforts to find......
Buckingham, George Nugent Temple Grenville, 1st Marquess of
George Nugent Temple Grenville, 1st marquess of Buckingham was George Grenvilleâs second son, created (1784) the......
Bugeaud, Thomas-Robert, duke dâIsly, marquis de la Piconnerie
Thomas-Robert Bugeaud, duke dâIsly was a marshal of France who played an important part in the French conquest......
Bunge, Nikolay Khristyanovich
Nikolay Khristyanovich Bunge was a liberal Russian economist and statesman. As minister of finance (1881â87), he......
Burdett, Sir Francis, 5th Baronet
Sir Francis Burdett, 5th Baronet was an English politician and a zealous and courageous advocate of reform who......
Burg, Yosef
Yosef Burg was a German-born Jewish rabbi and Israeli politician who was the longest-serving member of the Israeli......
Burnham, Andy
Andy Burnham is the leader of the British Labour Party and the prime minister of the United Kingdom. Before he......
Burns, John Elliot
John Elliot Burns was a British labour leader and Socialist, the first person of working-class origin to enter......
Burr, Richard
Richard Burr is an American politician who was elected as a Republican to the U.S. Senate in 2004 and represented......
Burrus, Sextus Afranius
Sextus Afranius Burrus was the praetorian prefect (51â62) and, with Seneca, the chief adviser of the Roman emperor......
Bush, George H.W.
George H.W. Bush was a politician and businessman who was vice president of the United States (1981â89) and the......
Buthelezi, Mangosuthu
Mangosuthu Buthelezi was a Zulu chief, South African politician, and leader of the Inkatha Freedom Party (1975â2019).......
Butler, Benjamin F.
Benjamin F. Butler was an American politician and army officer during the American Civil War (1861â65) who championed......
Butler, R A, Baron Butler of Saffron Walden
R. A. Butler, Baron Butler of Saffron Walden was a British statesman high in the councils of government during......
Butt, Isaac
Isaac Butt was a lawyer and Irish nationalist leader who, if not the originator of the term Home Rule, was the......
Buttigieg, Pete
Pete Buttigieg is an American politician who served as U.S. secretary of transportation (2021â25) in the administration......
Buxton, Sir Thomas Fowell, 1st Baronet
Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton, 1st Baronet was a British philanthropist and politician who, in 1822, succeeded William......
Byrd, Robert C.
Robert C. Byrd was an American Democratic politician who served as a representative from West Virginia in the U.S.......
Byrnes, James F.
James F. Byrnes was a Democratic Party politician and administrator who, during World War II, was popularly known......
BĂĄnk bĂĄn
BĂĄnk bĂĄn was one of the most powerful Hungarian nobles during the reign of Andrew (Endre) II (1205â35) and for......
BĂŒlow, Bernhard, FĂŒrst von
Bernhard, prince von BĂŒlow was a German imperial chancellor and Prussian prime minister from October 17, 1900,......
BÄ«rbal
BÄ«rbal was a Brahman courtier of the Mughal emperor Akbar. With a reputation as a skilled poet and a charismatic......
Cabarrus, François, conde de
François, count de Cabarrus was a financier and economist, adviser to the government of King Charles III of Spain.......
Cable, Vince
Vince Cable is a British politician who served as leader of the United Kingdomâs Liberal Democrats (2017â19), having......
Caillaux, Joseph
Joseph Caillaux was a French statesman who was an early supporter of a national income tax and whose opposition......
CalderĂłn, Sila MarĂa
Sila MarĂa CalderĂłn is a Puerto Rican politician and was the governor of Puerto Rico (2001â05), the first woman......
Calhoun, John C.
John C. Calhoun was an American political leader who was a congressman, the secretary of war, the seventh vice......
Callaghan, James Callaghan, Baron
James Callaghan, Baron Callaghan was a British Labour Party politician, who was prime minister from 1976 to 1979.......
CambacérÚs, Jean-Jacques-Régis de, duke de Parme
Jean-Jacques-Régis de CambacérÚs, duke de Parme was a French statesman and legal expert who was second consul with......
Cameron, David
David Cameron is a British Conservative Party leader who served as prime minister of the United Kingdom (2010â16).......
Campbell, Kim
Kim Campbell is a Canadian politician, who in June 1993 became the first woman to serve as prime minister of Canada.......
Campbell, Menzies
Menzies Campbell is a Scottish politician who served as leader of the Liberal Democrats (2006â07). As a young man,......
Campbell-Bannerman, Sir Henry
Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman was a British prime minister from December 5, 1905, to April 5, 1908. His popularity......
Canalejas, José
JosĂ© Canalejas was a Spanish statesman and prime minister whose anticlerical âPadlock Lawâ forbade the establishment......
Canning, Charles John Canning, Earl
Charles John Canning, Earl Canning was a statesman and governor-general of India during the Indian Mutiny of 1857.......
Canning, George
George Canning was a British statesman known for his liberal policies as foreign secretary (1807â09, 1822â27) and......
Cannon, Joseph Gurney
Joseph Gurney Cannon was an American politician who was a longtime member of the U.S. House of Representatives.......