Leading Figures in History

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

39106 persons found

Pope Theodore I

Head of the Catholic Church from 642 to 649

Pope Theodosius I of Alexandria

Head of the Coptic Church from 535 to 566

Pope Urban I

Head of the Catholic Church from 222 to 230

Pope Urban II

Head of the Catholic Church from 1088 to 1099

Pope Urban VII

b. 1521

Head of the Catholic Church in 1590

Pope Urban VIII

Head of the Catholic Church from 1623 to 1644

Pope Victor II

Head of the Catholic Church from 1055 to 1057

Pope Vigilius

Head of the Catholic Church from 537 to 555

Popeye Jones

b. 1970

American basketball player and coach (born 1970)

Poppy King

b. 1972

Australian entrepreneur (born 1972)

Poppy Montgomery

b. 1972

Australian actress (born 1972)

Porfirio Barba-Jacob

b. 1883

Colombian poet and writer (1883–1942)

Porfirio Díaz

President and Dictator of Mexico from 1876 to 1911

Porfirio Rubirosa

Dominican diplomat and playboy (1909–1965)

Porter Wagoner

b. 1927

American country singer (1927–2007)

Portia White

b. 1911

Canadian opera singer

Possum Bourne

New Zealand rally driver (1956–2003)

Post Malone

b. 1995

American singer and rapper (born 1995)

Posy Simmonds

b. 1945

British cartoonist, writer and illustrator

Poul Hartling

Danish politician and diplomat

Poul Nyrup Rasmussen

b. 1943

Prime Minister of Denmark from 1993 to 2001

Poul Schlüter

Prime Minister of Denmark from 1982 to 1993

Poundmaker

Plains Cree chief

Povel Ramel

b. 1922

Swedish entertainer