Leading Figures in History

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

39106 persons found

Paul Whatuira

b. 1981

New Zealand international rugby league footballer

Paul Wilbur Klipsch

American engineer (1904–2002)

Paul Williams (The Temptations singer)

b. 1939

American singer (1939–1973)

Paul Winchell

American ventriloquist and actor (1922–2005)

Paul Winfield

b. 1939

American actor (1939–2004)

Paul Young (singer, born 1947)

b. 1947

English singer (1947–2000)

Paul Zindel

b. 1936

American writer (1936–2003)

Paul-André Cadieux

b. 1947

Canadian ice hockey player and coach (1947–2024)

Paul-Armand Challemel-Lacour

b. 1827

French statesman

Paul-Émile Lecoq de Boisbaudran

b. 1838

French chemist (1838–1912)

Paul-Émile Léger

b. 1904

Canadian Catholic cardinal (1904–1991)

Paul-Émilien Dalpé

Canadian trade unionist (1919–1994)

Paul-Gilbert Langevin

French musicologist (1933–1986)

Paul-Henri Spaak

Belgian politician (1899–1972)

Paul-Jan Bakker

b. 1957

Dutch cricketer

Paula Abdul

b. 1962

American singer and entertainer (born 1962)

Paula Creamer

b. 1986

American professional golfer (born 1986)

Paula Danziger

American children's book author

Paula Findlay

b. 1989

Canadian triathlete (born 1989)

Paula Frazer

b. 1963

American singer-songwriter

Paula Gunn Allen

American poet

Paula Hitler

Younger sister of Adolf Hitler (1896–1960)

Paula Kent Meehan

American actress

Paula Rego

Portuguese visual artist (1935–2022)