Leading Figures in History

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

39106 persons found

Paul Möhring

b. 1710

German naturalist (1710–1792)

Paul Molitor

b. 1956

American baseball player and manager (born 1956)

Paul Momirovski

b. 1996

Australian rugby league footballer (born 1996)

Paul Mooney (comedian)

American writer and entertainer (1941–2021)

Paul Morphy

b. 1837

American chess player (1837–1884)

Paul Muldoon

b. 1951

Irish poet

Paul Muni

American stage and film actor (1895–1967)

Paul Nash (artist)

b. 1889

English Surrealist painter (1889–1946)

Paul Neumann (swimmer)

b. 1875

Austrian swimmer

Paul Newlove

b. 1971

Great Britain & England international rugby league footballer

Paul Nicholls (horse racing)

b. 1962

English horse trainer

Paul O'Dea

b. 1920

American baseball player (1920–1978)

Paul O'Grady

b. 1955

British comedian, actor and television presenter (1955–2023)

Paul Outerbridge

b. 1896

American photographer (1896–1958)

Paul Panhuysen

b. 1934

Dutch composer, visual and sound artist

Paul Paray

b. 1886

French musician (1886–1979)

Paul Parry

b. 1980

Welsh footballer (born 1980)

Paul Pasqualoni

b. 1949

American football player and coach (born 1949)

Paul Pelliot

b. 1878

French sinologist and Orientalist (1878–1945)

Paul Pietsch

German racing driver (1911–2012)

Paul Plishka

b. 1941

American operatic bass (1941–2025)

Paul Poberezny

United States aviator, founder of Experimental Aircraft Association

Paul Poiret

b. 1879

French fashion designer (1879–1944)

Paul Popenoe

American eugenicist (1888–1979)