Leading Figures in History

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

39106 persons found

Paul Delvaux

Belgian painter (1897–1994)

Paul Di'Anno

b. 1958

English heavy metal singer (1958–2024)

Paul Dirac

b. 1902

British physicist (1902–1984)

Paul Doucette

b. 1972

American musician

Paul Drude

b. 1863

German physicist (1863–1906)

Paul Du Chaillu

French-American anthropologist, zoologist and traveler

Paul Dukas

French composer (1865–1935)

Paul Dunn (rugby league)

b. 1963

Australia international rugby league footballer

Paul Dupuis

b. 1913

French Canadian film actor (1913–1976)

Paul E. Patton

b. 1937

American politician (born 1937)

Paul Eddington

b. 1927

English actor (1927–1995)

Paul Ehrlich

German physician and scientist (1854–1915)

Paul Ellering

b. 1953

American professional wrestler and manager

Paul Erdman

American economist and banker

Paul Farnes

b. 1918

British World War II flying ace

Paul Felix Schmidt

Estonian chess player and chemist (1916–1984)

Paul Fentener van Vlissingen

Dutch businessman and writer (1941–2006)

Paul Fiddes

b. 1947

English Baptist theologian (born 1947)

Paul Findley

b. 1921

American politician and writer (1921–2019)

Paul Flory

b. 1910

American chemist (1910–1985)

Paul Fussell

American cultural and literary historian (1924–2012)

Paul G. Risser

American ecologist and academic (1939–2014)

Paul Gallacher

b. 1979

Scottish footballer (born 1979)

Paul Gallagher (footballer)

b. 1984

Scottish footballer (born 1984)