Leading Figures in History

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

39107 persons found

Pascual Pérez (baseball)

b. 1957

Dominican baseball player (1957–2012)

Pasi Rautiainen

b. 1961

Finnish footballer and manager (born 1961)

Pasquale Foggia

b. 1983

Italian former footballer

Pasquier Quesnel

b. 1634

French Jansenist theologian

Passenger (singer)

b. 1984

English musician (born 1984)

Pat Barker

b. 1943

English writer and novelist

Pat Boone

b. 1934

American singer (born 1934)

Pat Borders

b. 1963

American baseball player & coach (born 1963)

Pat Brown

b. 1905

Governor of California from 1959 to 1967

Pat Buttram

b. 1915

American character actor (1915–1994)

Pat Carroll

b. 1927

American actress and comedian (1927–2022)

Pat Cash

b. 1965

Australian tennis player (born 1965)

Pat Crawford

b. 1933

Australian cricketer

Pat Crawford Brown

b. 1929

American actress (1929–2019)

Pat Cummings

American basketball player (1956–2012)

Pat Cummins

b. 1993

Australian cricketer (born 1993)

Pat Doherty (Northern Ireland politician)

b. 1945

Former vice president of Sinn Féin

Pat Garrett

b. 1850

American lawman (1850–1908)

Pat Garrity

b. 1976

American basketball player (born 1976)

Pat Hanrahan

b. 1955

American computer graphics researcher

Pat Harrington Jr.

b. 1929

American actor (1929–2016)

Pat Hingle

b. 1924

American actor (1924–2009)

Pat Hitchcock

b. 1928

British-American actress and producer (1928–2021)

Pat Hutchins

b. 1942

English children's writer and illustrator (1942–2017)