Leading Figures in History

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

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Patrice Leconte

b. 1947

French film director, comic strip writer and screenwriter

Patrice Lumumba

b. 1925

Congolese politician and independence leader (1925–1961)

Patrice Munsel

b. 1925

American opera singer (1925–2016)

Patrice Oppliger

b. 1963

American communications professor (born 1963)

Patrice Rushen

b. 1954

American jazz pianist and R&B singer (born 1954)

Patrice Tardif (politician)

Canadian politician (1904-1989)

Patricia Aakhus

American novelist and academic (1952–2012)

Patricia Barber

b. 1955

American singer, pianist, and songwriter

Patricia Barringer

b. 1924

American baseball player

Patricia Bath

b. 1942

First African American woman doctor to receive a patent for a medical invention

Patricia Brake

English actress (1942–2022)

Patricia Breslin

American actress and philanthropist (1926–2011)

Patricia Brown (baseball)

American baseball player

Patricia Castell

b. 1926

Argentine actress

Patricia Cornwell

b. 1956

American crime writer (born 1956)

Patricia De Martelaere

b. 1957

Flemish philosopher, professor, author and essayist

Patricia Griffin

b. 1907

Montserratian nurse and social worker (1907–1986)

Patricia Hayes

British actress (1909–1998)

Patricia Hill Collins

b. 1948

American scholar (born 1948)

Patricia Hodge

b. 1946

English actress (born 1946)

Patricia Hollis, Baroness Hollis of Heigham

b. 1941

British Baroness (1941–2018)

Patricia Ireland

b. 1945

American feminist

Patricia Jessel

b. 1920

English actress (1920–1968)

Patricia Kennedy Lawford

b. 1924

American socialite (1924–2006)