Leading Figures in History

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

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Pavel Landovský

b. 1936

Czech actor, playwright, and director (1936–2014)

Pavel Nakhimov

b. 1802

Russian fleet commander (1802–1855)

Pavel Nedvěd

b. 1972

Czech footballer (born 1972)

Pavel Pestel

b. 1793

Russian revolutionary

Pavel Pogrebnyak

b. 1983

Russian footballer (born 1983)

Pavel Popovich

b. 1930

Soviet pilot and cosmonaut (1930–2009)

Pavel Prudnikau

b. 1911

Belarusian writer (1911–2000)

Pavel Sedláček (musician)

b. 1941

Czech musician

Pavel Vinogradov

b. 1953

Russian cosmonaut (born 1953)

Pavla Rybová

b. 1978

Czech pole vaulter

Pavle Bakić

Serbian Despot

Pavle, Serbian Patriarch

b. 1914

Patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church from 1990 to 2009

Pavlo Skoropadsky

Ukrainian and Russian Cossack military and political official; Hetman of Ukraine (1918)

Pavlos Carrer

b. 1829

Greek composer

Pavlos Dermitzakis

b. 1969

Greek manager and former football player

Pavlos Kalligas

Greek jurist, writer and politician (1814–1896)

Pavlos Karolidis

Greek historian

Pavlos Melas

Hellenic Army officer

Pavol Demitra

Slovak ice hockey player (1974–2011)

Pavol Országh Hviezdoslav

Slovak poet

Pawan Kalyan

b. 1971

Indian politician and actor (born 1971)

Paweł Bryliński

Paweł Fajdek

b. 1989

Polish hammer thrower (born 1989)

Paweł Jasienica

Polish historian, journalist and soldier