Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Pablo Sarabia

b. 1992

Spanish footballer (born 1992)

Pablo Sorozábal

b. 1897

Spanish composer

Pablo Verani

Argentine politician

Pablove Black

b. 1950

Jamaican musician

Packy Hanrahan

b. 1995

Left-handed American ten-pin bowler (born 1995)

Paco Gento

b. 1933

Spanish footballer (1933–2022)

Paco León

b. 1974

Spanish actor, producer, director, screenwriter, and activist

Paddy Chayefsky

American playwright, screenwriter and novelist (1923–1981)

Paddy Clancy

Irish singer (1922–1998)

Paddy Clift

Zimbabwean cricketer (1953–1996)

Paddy Considine

b. 1973

English actor (born 1973)

Paddy Finucane

b. 1920

Irish RAF officer killed in action

Paddy Holohan

b. 1988

Irish martial artist and municipal politician

Paddy Kenny

b. 1978

Ireland international footballer

Paddy Reilly

b. 1939

Irish folk singer

Padma Desai

Indian-American development economist (1931–2023)

Padma Lakshmi

b. 1970

American TV host and model (born 1970)

Padmakar Shivalkar

b. 1940

Indian cricketer (1940–2025)

Padmarajan

b. 1945

Indian film maker and author

Pádraig Faulkner

Irish politician (1918–2012)

Pádraig Harrington

b. 1971

Irish professional golfer (born 1971)

Pádraig Ó Snodaigh

b. 1935

Irish language activist, writer and publisher (1935–2025)

Padre Pio

b. 1887

20th-century Italian saint, priest, stigmatist and mystic (1887–1968)

Paetongtarn Shinawatra

b. 1986

Prime Minister of Thailand from 2024 to 2025