Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Pafnuty Chebyshev

b. 1821

Russian mathematician (1821–1894)

Page McConnell

b. 1963

Musical artist

Pahiño

Spanish footballer (1923–2012)

Pai Hsien-yung

b. 1937

Taiwanese writer (born 1937)

Páidí Ó Sé

b. 1955

Kerry Gaelic footballer and manager (1955–2012)

Paige Bueckers

b. 2001

American basketball player (born 2001)

Paíto

b. 1982

Mozambican footballer

Pajtim Kasami

b. 1992

Swiss footballer (born 1992)

Pak Chungyang

Korean politician (1872–1959)

Pak Se-ri

b. 1977

South Korean professional golfer (born 1977)

Pal Benko

b. 1928

Hungarian-American chess grandmaster (1928–2019)

Pál Csernai

b. 1932

Hungarian football player and manager

Pál Maléter

20th-century Hungarian military officer and leader of the 1956 revolution

Pal Singh Purewal

Canadian engineer (1931/32–2022)

Pål Steffen Andresen

b. 1982

Norwegian footballer (born 1982)

Pál Tomori

Catholic monk and archbishop of Kalocsa, Hungary

Palle Danielsson

b. 1946

Swedish jazz double bassist (1946–2024)

Palle Huld

b. 1912

Danish actor

Pallig

Brother In-Law of Eric Forkbeard, King of Denmark

Palmer Luckey

b. 1992

American entrepreneur (born 1992)

Palmiro Togliatti

Italian politician and statesman (1893–1964)

Paloma Faith

b. 1981

British singer (born 1981)

Paltiel Daykan

b. 1885

Israeli jurist (1885–1969)

Pam Dawber

b. 1951

American actress (born 1951)