Leading Figures in History

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

21506 persons found

Philip Jackson (actor)

b. 1948

English actor (born 1948)

Philip Jackson (sculptor)

b. 1944

Scottish sculptor (born 1944)

Philip Kapleau

Zen Buddhist teacher (1912–2004)

Philip Kassel

American gymnast (1876–1959)

Philip Kotler

b. 1931

American marketing author, consultant, and professor (born 1931)

Philip Livingston

American Founding Father, merchant, and politician (1716–1778)

Philip M. Parker

b. 1960

American economist and inventor

Philip Marheineke

German Protestant church leader (1780-1846)

Philip Melanchthon

German Lutheran reformer and theologian (1497–1560)

Philip Michael Thomas

b. 1949

American actor (born 1949)

Philip Morrison

American astrophysicist (1915–2005)

Philip Murray

b. 1886

Scottish-born American labor leader (1886–1952)

Philip of Artois, Count of Eu

Count of Eu (1358–1397)

Philip of Poitou

12th- and 13th-century Bishop of Durham

Philip of Swabia

King of Germany from 1198 to 1208

Philip P. Barbour

b. 1783

US Supreme Court justice from 1836 to 1841

Philip Pearlstein

b. 1924

American painter (1924–2022)

Philip R. Craig

American novelist (1933–2007)

Philip Rasmussen (pilot)

American Pilot

Philip Selway

b. 1967

English musician (born 1967)

Philip Snowden, 1st Viscount Snowden

British politician (1864–1937)

Philip the Bold

Duke of Burgundy from 1363 to 1404

Philip the Good

Duke of Burgundy from 1419 to 1467

Philip Treacy

b. 1967

Irish-born haute couture milliner