Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Philip the Handsome

b. 1478

Habsburg ruler, King of Castile in 1506

Philip Treacy

b. 1967

Irish-born haute couture milliner

Philip V of Spain

King of Spain (r. 1700–1724; 1724–1746)

Philip Vera Cruz

American labor leader (1904–1994)

Philip VI of France

Disputed King of France from 1328 to 1350

Philip Wicksteed

b. 1844

English economist (1844–1927)

Philip William, Elector Palatine

Elector Palatine from 1685 to 1690

Philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke

British politician and writer

Philip Zimbardo

American social psychologist (1933–2024)

Philip, Duke of Orléans

French prince (1336–1375)

Philipp Bouhler

German senior Nazi Party functionary (1899–1945)

Philipp Frank

Austrian-American physicist, mathematician and philosopher

Philipp Franz von Siebold

German biologist and traveler (1796–1866)

Philipp Grüneberg

b. 1992

German footballer (born 1992)

Philipp Heinrich Erlebach

b. 1657

German composer (1657–1714)

Philipp I of Hanau-Lichtenberg

b. 1417

Nobleman

Philipp I of Hanau-Münzenberg

b. 1449

Nobleman

Philipp I, Count of Hanau-Münzenberg

Nobleman

Philipp II, Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg

b. 1462

Philipp II, Count of Hanau-Münzenberg

b. 1501

Count of Hanau-Münzenberg (1501–1529)

Philipp III of Hanau-Lichtenberg

b. 1482

Philipp IV of Hanau-Lichtenberg

b. 1514

Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg

Philipp Kirkorov

b. 1967

Bulgarian-born Russian singer (born 1967)

Philipp Kohlschreiber

b. 1983

German tennis player (born 1983)