Leading Figures in History

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

21506 persons found

Phil Williams (Welsh politician)

Welsh politician (1939–2003)

Phil Wilson, Baron Wilson of Sedgefield

b. 1959

British politician (born 1959)

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 Billing

b. 1996

Danish footballer (born 1996)

Philip Broberg

b. 2001

Swedish ice hockey player (born 2001)

Philip Chevron

b. 1957

Irish musician (1957–2013)

Philip Doddridge

b. 1702

English Congregationalist leader, educator, and hymnwriter (1702–1751)

Philip Dunne (writer)

American screenwriter, film producer & director (1908–1992)

Philip Fowke

b. 1950

English pianist (born 1950)

Philip Guston

Canadian-American painter and printmaker (1913–1980)

Philip H. Hoff

b. 1924

American politician (1924–2018)

Philip Hoby

16th-century English politician

Philip Howard (cardinal)

English Roman Catholic cardinal

Philip Howard, 13th Earl of Arundel

b. 1557

English nobleman and Catholic saint (1557–1595)

Philip Hunt, Baron Hunt of Kings Heath

b. 1949

British baron (born 1949)

Philip I of France

b. 1052

King of the Franks from 1060 to 1108

Philip II of Spain

b. 1527

King of Spain (1556–1598) and Portugal (1580–1598)

Philip II, Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen

b. 1533

Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg