Leading Figures in History

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

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American actor (1948–2017)

Prabhash Joshi

b. 1937

Pradeep Sarkar

b. 1955

Indian film director (1955–2023)

Pradeepan Raveendran

b. 1981

Prafulla Chandra Ray

b. 1861

Bengali chemist, educationist, nationalist, industrialist and philanthropist

Prajadhipok

King of Siam from 1925 to 1935

Prajakta Mali

b. 1989

Indian actress (born 1989)

Pralhad Keshav Atre

Indian writer and politician

Pramod Mahajan

Indian politician

Pramoedya Ananta Toer

Indonesian novelist and writer (1925–2006)

Pramukh Swami Maharaj

Indian guru (1921–2016)

Pran Kumar Sharma

b. 1938

Indian cartoonist (1938-2014)

Pranav Mistry

b. 1981

Indian computer scientist (born 1981)

Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis

b. 1893

Indian scientist and statistician (1893 –1972)

Prashant Bhargava

American film director

Prateep Ungsongtham Hata

b. 1952

Predrag Koraksić Corax

b. 1933

Serbian political caricaturist (1933–2026)

Preki

b. 1963

American soccer player and coach (born 1963)

Prem Tinsulanonda

Prime Minister of Thailand from 1980 to 1988

Premchand

b. 1880

Indian Hindustani writer (1880–1936)

Premier of Victoria

Head of government of Victoria

Prentiss Ingraham

American novelist

Prescott Bush

b. 1895

American politician (1895–1972)

Preslava

b. 1984

Bulgarian pop-folk singer (born 1984)