Leading Figures in History

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

39107 persons found

Patricia Cornwell

b. 1956

American crime writer (born 1956)

Patricia De Martelaere

b. 1957

Flemish philosopher, professor, author and essayist

Patricia Hill Collins

b. 1948

American scholar (born 1948)

Patricia Hollis, Baroness Hollis of Heigham

b. 1941

British Baroness (1941–2018)

Patricia Kennedy Lawford

b. 1924

American socialite (1924–2006)

Patricia McKissack

b. 1944

American writer (1944–2017)

Patricia Medina

British actress (1919–2012)

Patricia Neal

American stage and film actress (1926–2010)

Patricia Newcomb

b. 1930

American publicist and producer (born 1930)

Patricia Polacco

b. 1944

American writer and illustrator (born 1944)

Patricia Quinn

b. 1944

Northern Irish actress and singer (born 1944)

Patricia Reyes Spíndola

b. 1953

Mexican actress, director and producer (born 1953)

Patricia Rozema

b. 1958

Canadian film director, writer and producer

Patricia Scotland

b. 1955

Dominican-British barrister and politician (born 1955)

Patricio Aylwin

President of Chile from 1990 to 1994

Patrick Aziza

Nigerian politician and general

Patrick Besson

b. 1956

French writer and journalist (born 1956)

Patrick Beverley

b. 1988

American basketball player (born 1988)

Patrick Blackett

British physicist (1897–1974)

Patrick Bokanowski

b. 1943

French filmmaker

Patrick Bouvier Kennedy

Son of U.S. president John F. Kennedy

Patrick Brontë

Irish clergyman and writer (1777–1861)

Patrick Bruel

b. 1959

French singer-songwriter, actor, and poker player (born 1959)

Patrick C. Fischer

American computer scientist (1935–2011)