Leading Figures in History

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

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American actor (1948–2017)

Prabhas

b. 1979

Indian actor (born 1979)

Prabhash Joshi

b. 1937

Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar

Indian spiritual Guru, philosopher, social reformer, linguist, author and composer

Prachya Pinkaew

b. 1962

Thai filmmaker

Pradeep Kumar (actor)

Indian film actor (1925–2001)

Pradeep Sarkar

b. 1955

Indian film director (1955–2023)

Pradeepan Raveendran

b. 1981

Pradyota dynasty

Dynasty of Avanti

Prafulla Chandra Ray

b. 1861

Bengali chemist, educationist, nationalist, industrialist and philanthropist

Prafulla Chandra Sen

Chief Minister of West Bengal from 1962 to 1967

Pragyan Ojha

b. 1986

Former Indian cricketer

Prajadhipok

King of Siam from 1925 to 1935

Prajakta Mali

b. 1989

Indian actress (born 1989)

Pralhad Keshav Atre

Indian writer and politician

Pramod Mahajan

Indian politician

Pramoedya Ananta Toer

Indonesian novelist and writer (1925–2006)

Pramukh Swami Maharaj

Indian guru (1921–2016)

Pran Kumar Sharma

b. 1938

Indian cartoonist (1938-2014)

Pranab Mukherjee

President of India from 2012 to 2017

Pranav Mistry

b. 1981

Indian computer scientist (born 1981)

Prannoy Roy

b. 1949

Indian journalist and media personality (born 1949)

Pras

b. 1972

American rapper (born 1972)

Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis

b. 1893

Indian scientist and statistician (1893 –1972)