Leading Figures in History

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

39107 persons found

Pat Verbeek

b. 1964

Canadian ice hockey player, executive (b. 1964)

Pat Williams (basketball)

American basketball player (1940–2024)

Patachou

b. 1918

French singer and actress

Patch Adams

b. 1945

American physician, activist (born 1945)

Pate Mustajärvi

b. 1956

Finnish rock singer (1956–2025)

Pati Behrs

Russian-American actress (1922-2004)

Patience Strong

b. 1907

British poet

Pato O'Ward

b. 1999

Mexican racing driver (born 1999)

Patriarch Daniel of Romania

b. 1951

Patriarch of Romania since 2007

Patriarch Miron of Romania

b. 1868

Romanian Orthodox patriarch and prime minister (1868–1939)

Patriarch Nicholas VI of Alexandria

Greek Patriarch of Alexandria from 1968 to 1986

Patriarch Nikon of Moscow

b. 1605

Seventh Patriarch of Moscow (1605–1681)

Patric Standford

British composer (1939–2014)

Patrice Bergeron

b. 1985

Canadian ice hockey player (born 1985)

Patrice Cormier

b. 1990

Canadian ice hockey player (born 1990)

Patrice Evra

b. 1981

French footballer (born 1981)

Patrice Lumumba

b. 1925

Congolese politician and independence leader (1925–1961)

Patrice Munsel

b. 1925

American opera singer (1925–2016)

Patrice Oppliger

b. 1963

American communications professor (born 1963)

Patrice Tardif (politician)

Canadian politician (1904-1989)

Patricia Aakhus

American novelist and academic (1952–2012)

Patricia Brake

English actress (1942–2022)

Patricia Brown (baseball)

American baseball player

Patricia Castell

b. 1926

Argentine actress