Leading Figures in History

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

21506 persons found

Paul-Émile Léger

b. 1904

Canadian Catholic cardinal (1904–1991)

Paul-Émilien Dalpé

Canadian trade unionist (1919–1994)

Paula Abdul

b. 1962

American singer and entertainer (born 1962)

Paula Findlay

b. 1989

Canadian triathlete (born 1989)

Paula Frazer

b. 1963

American singer-songwriter

Paula Gunn Allen

American poet

Paula Hitler

Younger sister of Adolf Hitler (1896–1960)

Paula Kent Meehan

American actress

Paula Rego

Portuguese visual artist (1935–2022)

Paula Ribó

b. 1990

Spanish singer and voice actress; frontwoman of Rigoberta Bandini

Paula Strasberg

American actress

Paula von Preradović

Austrian writer and poet (1887–1951)

Paula Yates

b. 1959

British television personality and writer (1959–2000)

Paulette Goddard

American actress (1910–1990)

Pauli Ellefsen

b. 1936

Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands (1981–1985)

Paulina Rubio

b. 1971

Mexican singer (born 1971)

Pauline Betz

American tennis player (1919–2011)

Pauline Hanson

b. 1954

Australian politician (born 1954)

Pauline Kael

b. 1919

American film critic (1919–2001)

Pauline Menczer

b. 1970

Australian surfer (born 1970)

Pauline Oliveros

b. 1932

American composer and musician (1932–2016)

Pauline Tinsley

British opera singer (1928–2021)

Pauline Viardot

French mezzo-soprano (1821–1910)

Paulinus of Nola

Christian bishop and saint