Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Paolo De Ceglie

b. 1986

Italian footballer (born 1986)

Paolo Di Canio

b. 1968

Italian footballer and manager

Paolo Gregoletto

b. 1985

American bassist

Paolo Hurtado

b. 1990

Peruvian footballer (born 1990)

Paolo Maldini

b. 1968

Italian association football player (born 1968)

Paolo Mantegazza

b. 1831

Italian neurologist, physiologist, and anthropologist (1831–1910)

Paolo Mascagni

Italian physician and anatomist (1755–1815)

Paolo Montero

b. 1971

Uruguayan footballer and manager (born 1971)

Paolo Rossi

b. 1956

Italian footballer (1956–2020)

Paolo Ruffini

b. 1765

Italian mathematician and philosopher (1765–1822)

Paolo Sarpi

b. 1552

Venetian Servite friar, historian, statesman and scientist (1552–1623)

Paolo Soleri

b. 1919

American architect (1919–2013)

Paolo Tiralongo

b. 1977

Italian road bicycle racer

Paolo Tornaghi

b. 1988

Italian footballer

Paolo Veronese

Italian Renaissance painter (1528–1588)

Papa Jack Laine

American musician and pioneering band leader (1873-1966)

Pape Souaré

b. 1990

Senegalese footballer (born 1990)

Papiss Cissé

b. 1985

Senegalese footballer (born 1985)

Paquirri

Spanish bullfighter (1948–1984)

Paquito D'Rivera

b. 1948

Cuban saxophonist, clarinetist and composer (born 1948)

Paquito Ochoa Jr.

b. 1960

Filipino lawyer

Pär Lagerkvist

b. 1891

Swedish writer (1891-1974)

Pär Lindholm

b. 1991

Swedish ice hockey player (born 1991)

Pär Zetterberg

b. 1970

Swedish footballer (born 1970)