Leading Figures in History

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

39107 persons found

Paolo Bianco

b. 1977

Italian footballer (born 1977)

Paolo Borsellino

Italian judge (1940–1992)

Paolo Cannavaro

b. 1981

Italian footballer (born 1981)

Paolo dal Pozzo Toscanelli

Italian Renaissance astronomer (1397–1482)

Paolo Di Canio

b. 1968

Italian footballer and manager

Paolo Hurtado

b. 1990

Peruvian footballer (born 1990)

Paolo Maldini

b. 1968

Italian association football player (born 1968)

Paolo Sarpi

b. 1552

Venetian Servite friar, historian, statesman and scientist (1552–1623)

Paolo Soleri

b. 1919

American architect (1919–2013)

Paolo Tiralongo

b. 1977

Italian road bicycle racer

Paolo Tornaghi

b. 1988

Italian footballer

Paolo Veronese

Italian Renaissance painter (1528–1588)

Papa Jack Laine

American musician and pioneering band leader (1873-1966)

Pape Souaré

b. 1990

Senegalese footballer (born 1990)

Papiss Cissé

b. 1985

Senegalese footballer (born 1985)

Paquito D'Rivera

b. 1948

Cuban saxophonist, clarinetist and composer (born 1948)

Pär Lagerkvist

b. 1891

Swedish writer (1891-1974)

Paraskevas Antzas

b. 1976

Greek footballer (1976–2026)

Paraskevi Papachristou

b. 1989

Greek athlete (born 1989)

Paresh Rawal

b. 1950

Indian actor, film producer and politician (born 1955)

Parinya Charoenphol

b. 1981

Thai boxer (born 1981)

Park Bo-gum

b. 1993

South Korean actor (born 1993)

Park Chan-wook

b. 1963

South Korean filmmaker (born 1963)

Park Chu-young

b. 1985

South Korean footballer (born 1985)