In 2025, the Baptist World Alliance (BWA) reported that it was a fellowship of 266 Baptist conventions and unions from 134 countries and territories across the globe. These diverse Baptist groups included 51 million baptized believers in 176,000 churches. Such statistical growth suggests a rich 120-year history from the BWA's origin in 1905, when Baptists counted 6.2 million members. Leaders from around the globe have guided the BWA in creative and diverse ways throughout this history. This volume profiles twenty-seven selected Baptist international leaders from across the world, highlighting BWA Women's leaders as well as the male leaders of the broader BWA. These individuals have steered the course of the BWA throughout its remarkable history. To date, no woman has served as president or general secretary of the BWA, although women have assumed various leadership roles in the organization. Both men and women are leaders in the global Baptist story. In recent years, the internationalization of the BWA has been increasingly emphasized. Some observers caution that the globalizing process was slow, but the BWA has become more diverse culturally, ethnically, and geographically. This biographical narrative, which includes several leaders not previously profiled elsewhere, demonstrates the diversity of global Baptists while also revealing that the BWA has been largely led by men from the Global North. Readers may draw both inspiration and caution from the stories of the individuals who have led the BWA, lessons of history to better understand the past and shape the future.