Leading Figures in History

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

39107 persons found

Patrick Cargill

b. 1918

English actor (1918–1996)

Patrick Carpentier

b. 1971

Canadian racing driver

Patrick Chung

b. 1987

Jamaican-American gridiron football player (born 1987)

Patrick Corbin

b. 1989

American baseball player (born 1989)

Patrick Cormack

b. 1939

British politician (1939–2024)

Patrick Demarchelier

b. 1943

French photographer (1943–2022)

Patrick Depailler

French racing driver (1944–1980)

Patrick Dunleavy

b. 1952

British political scientist

Patrick Ekeng

Cameroonian footballer (1990–2016)

Patrick Ewing

b. 1962

Jamaican-American basketball player and coach (born 1962)

Patrick Ewing Jr.

b. 1984

American basketball player (born 1984)

Patrick F. McManus

b. 1933

American humor writer (1933–2018)

Patrick Ferguson

b. 1744

British Army officer (1744–1780)

Patrick Gass

b. 1771

Sergeant in the Lewis and Clark Expedition

Patrick Grant (composer)

b. 1963

American classical composer

Patrick Head

b. 1946

British engineer and car designer (born 1946)

Patrick Hemingway

b. 1928

Son of Ernest Hemingway (1928–2025)

Patrick Hennessy (industrialist)

b. 1898

Patrick Henry

b. 1736

American Founding Father (1736–1799)

Patrick Hillery

b. 1923

President of Ireland from 1976 to 1990

Patrick Hodge, Lord Hodge

b. 1953

British judge (born 1953)

Patrick Ivuti

b. 1978

Kenyan long-distance runner

Patrick J. Adams

b. 1981

Canadian and American actor (born 1981)

Patrick Jennings

Australian politician (1831–1897)