Leading Figures in History

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

39106 persons found

Paul Gallen

b. 1981

Australia international rugby league footballer

Paul Gallico

American writer and journalist (1897–1976)

Paul Gascoigne

b. 1967

English footballer and manager (born 1967)

Paul Gauguin

French artist (1848–1903)

Paul George

b. 1990

American basketball player (born 1990)

Paul Giamatti

b. 1967

American actor (born 1967)

Paul Gibb

b. 1913

English cricketer (1913–1977)

Paul Gleason

American actor (1939–2006)

Paul Goldstein (tennis)

b. 1976

American tennis player (born 1976)

Paul Gonsalves

b. 1920

American jazz saxophonist (1920–1974)

Paul Goodman

American writer and public intellectual (1911–1972)

Paul Gottlieb Nipkow

b. 1860

German electrical engineer and inventor (1860–1940)

Paul Gray (American musician)

American bassist (1972–2010)

Paul Grayson (rugby union)

b. 1971

England international rugby union player

Paul Greengrass

b. 1955

English filmmaker (born 1955)

Paul Guilfoyle

b. 1949

American actor (born 1949)

Paul Guldin

b. 1577

Swiss mathematician and astronomer (1577–1643)

Paul Hawkins (racing driver)

Australian racing driver (1937–1969)

Paul Heaton

b. 1962

British musician (born 1962)

Paul Hébert

b. 1924

Canadian actor

Paul Heinrich von Groth

b. 1843

German mineralogist (1843–1927)

Paul Hellyer

b. 1923

Canadian engineer, politician, and writer (1923–2021)

Paul Henri Balluet d'Estournelles de Constant

French politician (1852 - 1924)

Paul Henry (painter)

Irish artist (1876–1958)