Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Phil Vassar

b. 1964

American country music artist

Phil Vischer

b. 1966

American filmmaker

Phil Volk

b. 1945

American bassist (born 1945)

Phil Walden

American music executive (1940–2006)

Phil Walsh (Australian footballer)

Australian rules footballer and coach

Phil Watson

b. 1914

Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Phil Waugh

b. 1979

Australia international rugby union player

Phil Williams (presenter)

b. 1974

British radio presenter (born 1974)

Phil Williams (Welsh politician)

Welsh politician (1939–2003)

Phil Wilson, Baron Wilson of Sedgefield

b. 1959

British politician (born 1959)

Phil Woods

American jazz musician (1931–2015)

Phil Woosnam

Welsh footballer and manager (1932–2019)

Philander Chase

American bishop, educator, and pioneer (1775–1852)

Philibert Berthelier (Geneva patriot)

Swiss patriot

Philibert I of Savoy

b. 1465

Duke of Savoy from 1472 to 1482

Philibert II of Savoy

Duke of Savoy from 1497 to 1504

Philibert Jean-Baptiste Curial

Philip Abelson

b. 1913

American physicist and scientific editor (1913–2004)

Philip B. Crosby

b. 1926

American businessman and author

Philip Bailey

b. 1951

American musician (born 1951)

Philip Baker Hall

American actor (1931–2022)

Philip Baxter

b. 1905

British chemical engineer (1905–1989)

Philip Bell (colonial administrator)

b. 1590

Governor of Bermuda from 1626 to 1629

Philip Berrigan

b. 1923

American anti-war activist (1923–2002)