Leading Figures in History

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

39106 persons found

Paula Ribó

b. 1990

Spanish singer and voice actress; frontwoman of Rigoberta Bandini

Paula Strasberg

American actress

Paula Valenska

b. 1922

Czech actress (1922–1994)

Paula von Preradović

Austrian writer and poet (1887–1951)

Paula Yates

b. 1959

British television personality and writer (1959–2000)

Paule Baillargeon

b. 1945

Canadian actress and film director

Paulette Goddard

American actress (1910–1990)

Paulette Jiles

American writer (1943–2025)

Pauli Ellefsen

b. 1936

Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands (1981–1985)

Paulina Rubio

b. 1971

Mexican singer (born 1971)

Pauline A. Young

b. 1900

African-American teacher, librarian, community activist

Pauline Betz

American tennis player (1919–2011)

Pauline Clarke

English children's writer (1921–2013)

Pauline Hanson

b. 1954

Australian politician (born 1954)

Pauline Kael

b. 1919

American film critic (1919–2001)

Pauline Maier

American historian (1938–2013)

Pauline McLynn

b. 1962

Irish character actress and author (born 1962)

Pauline Menczer

b. 1970

Australian surfer (born 1970)

Pauline Oliveros

b. 1932

American composer and musician (1932–2016)

Pauline Phillips

b. 1918

20th century American advice columnist

Pauline Quirke

b. 1959

English actress (born 1959)

Pauline Tinsley

British opera singer (1928–2021)

Pauline Viardot

French mezzo-soprano (1821–1910)

Paulinho (footballer, born July 1988)

b. 1988

Brazilian footballer