Leading Figures in History

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

21506 persons found

Pope Sylvester II

Head of the Catholic Church from 999 to 1003

Pope Theodore I

Head of the Catholic Church from 642 to 649

Pope Theodosius I of Alexandria

Head of the Coptic Church from 535 to 566

Pope Urban I

Head of the Catholic Church from 222 to 230

Pope Vigilius

Head of the Catholic Church from 537 to 555

Popeye Jones

b. 1970

American basketball player and coach (born 1970)

Poppy King

b. 1972

Australian entrepreneur (born 1972)

Poppy Montgomery

b. 1972

Australian actress (born 1972)

Portia White

b. 1911

Canadian opera singer

Possum Bourne

New Zealand rally driver (1956–2003)

Poul Hartling

Danish politician and diplomat

Poul Nyrup Rasmussen

b. 1943

Prime Minister of Denmark from 1993 to 2001

Poul Schlüter

Prime Minister of Denmark from 1982 to 1993

Povel Ramel

b. 1922

Swedish entertainer

Powers Boothe

American actor (1948–2017)

Pradeep Sarkar

b. 1955

Indian film director (1955–2023)

Prajadhipok

King of Siam from 1925 to 1935

Pralhad Keshav Atre

Indian writer and politician

Pramod Mahajan

Indian politician

Pramoedya Ananta Toer

Indonesian novelist and writer (1925–2006)

Pranav Mistry

b. 1981

Indian computer scientist (born 1981)

Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis

b. 1893

Indian scientist and statistician (1893 –1972)

Prashant Bhargava

American film director

Predrag Koraksić Corax

b. 1933

Serbian political caricaturist (1933–2026)