Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Patrick Friesacher

b. 1980

Austrian racing driver (born 1980)

Patrick Fugit

b. 1982

American actor (born 1982)

Patrick Gass

b. 1771

Sergeant in the Lewis and Clark Expedition

Patrick Geddes

b. 1854

Scottish scientist and town planner (1854–1932)

Patrick Gilmore

Irish-American composer and bandmaster (1829–1892)

Patrick Grant (composer)

b. 1963

American classical composer

Patrick Hall (politician)

b. 1951

British politician (born 1951)

Patrick Head

b. 1946

British engineer and car designer (born 1946)

Patrick Hemingway

b. 1928

Son of Ernest Hemingway (1928–2025)

Patrick Hennessy (industrialist)

b. 1898

Patrick Henry

b. 1736

American Founding Father (1736–1799)

Patrick Hepburn, 1st Earl of Bothwell

Lord High Admiral of Scotland (died 1508)

Patrick Hillery

b. 1923

President of Ireland from 1976 to 1990

Patrick Hodge, Lord Hodge

b. 1953

British judge (born 1953)

Patrick Hughes (artist)

b. 1939

British artist working in London (born 1939)

Patrick IV, Earl of March

13th-century Anglo-Scottish earl and claimant to the throne

Patrick Ivuti

b. 1978

Kenyan long-distance runner

Patrick J. Adams

b. 1981

Canadian and American actor (born 1981)

Patrick Jenkin

b. 1926

British politician (1926–2016)

Patrick Jennings

Australian politician (1831–1897)

Patrick Joseph McGovern

b. 1937

Billionaire businessman and entrepreneur

Patrick Juvet

b. 1950

Swiss singer-songwriter (1950–2021)

Patrick Kalilombe

b. 1933

Roman Catholic theologian

Patrick Kluivert

b. 1976

Dutch football player and manager (born 1976)