Leading Figures in History

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

21509 persons found

Pat Robertson

American media mogul and minister (1930–2023)

Pat Smullen

b. 1977

Irish jockey (1977–2020)

Pat Summerall

American football player and sportscaster (1930–2013)

Pat Summitt

b. 1952

American basketball player and coach (1952–2016)

Pat Verbeek

b. 1964

Canadian ice hockey player, executive (b. 1964)

Patachou

b. 1918

French singer and actress

Patch Adams

b. 1945

American physician, activist (born 1945)

Patience Strong

b. 1907

British poet

Pato O'Ward

b. 1999

Mexican racing driver (born 1999)

Patriarch Nikon of Moscow

b. 1605

Seventh Patriarch of Moscow (1605–1681)

Patric Standford

British composer (1939–2014)

Patrice Cormier

b. 1990

Canadian ice hockey player (born 1990)

Patrice Evra

b. 1981

French footballer (born 1981)

Patrice Munsel

b. 1925

American opera singer (1925–2016)

Patrice Tardif (politician)

Canadian politician (1904-1989)

Patricia Aakhus

American novelist and academic (1952–2012)

Patricia Brake

English actress (1942–2022)

Patricia Brown (baseball)

American baseball player

Patricia Castell

b. 1926

Argentine actress

Patricia Cornwell

b. 1956

American crime writer (born 1956)

Patricia De Martelaere

b. 1957

Flemish philosopher, professor, author and essayist

Patricia Hill Collins

b. 1948

American scholar (born 1948)

Patricia Hollis, Baroness Hollis of Heigham

b. 1941

British Baroness (1941–2018)

Patricia Kennedy Lawford

b. 1924

American socialite (1924–2006)