Leading Figures in History

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

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Princess Isabella of Denmark

b. 2007

Danish princess (born 2007)

Princess Katherine of Greece and Denmark

b. 1913

Child of Constantine I of Greece (1913–2007)

Princess Lilibet of Sussex

b. 2021

British princess (born 2021)

Princess Madeleine, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland

b. 1982

Swedish princess (born 1982)

Princess Margaret of Connaught

Crown Princess of Sweden (1882–1920)

Princess Margaret of Prussia

b. 1872

Landgravine of Hesse

Princess Marie of Hesse and by Rhine (1874–1878)

b. 1874

German princess

Princess Marie-Auguste of Anhalt

b. 1898

German princess (1898–1983)

Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh

b. 1776

British princess (1776–1857)

Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark

b. 1914

Greek and Danish princess (1914–2001)

Princess Sophie of Sweden

b. 1801

Grand Duchess of Baden from 1830 to 1852

Princess Stéphanie of Belgium

b. 1864

Crown Princess of Austria (1864–1945)

Princess Tōchi

Royal consort of Japan (d. 678)

Priscah Jeptoo

b. 1984

Kenyan long-distance runner (born 1984)

Priscilla Lane

b. 1915

American actress (1915–1995)

Priscilla Pointer

b. 1924

American actress (1924–2025)

Priscilla Presley

b. 1945

American businesswoman and actress (born 1945)

Pritilata Waddedar

b. 1911

Bengali revolutionary (1911-1932)

Pro Hart

b. 1928

Australian artist (1928–2006)

Proclus

5th-century Greek Neoplatonist philosopher

Procol Harum

b. 1945

British rock band

Procopius (usurper)

Roman usurper from 365 to 366

Prodigy (rapper)

American rapper (1974–2017)

Prokop the Great

14/15th-century Hussite general