Leading Figures in History

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

39106 persons found

Princess Teishi

b. 1013

Empress consort of Japan

Princess Tōchi

Royal consort of Japan (d. 678)

Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld

b. 1786

Mother of Queen Victoria (1786–1861)

Princess Victoria of the United Kingdom

b. 1868

British princess (1868–1935)

Priscah Jeptoo

b. 1984

Kenyan long-distance runner (born 1984)

Priscilla Chan (singer)

b. 1965

Hong Kong pop singer (born 1965)

Priscilla Lane

b. 1915

American actress (1915–1995)

Priscilla Pointer

b. 1924

American actress (1924–2025)

Priscilla Presley

b. 1945

American businesswoman and actress (born 1945)

Pritam Singh

b. 1976

Singaporean politician

Pritilata Waddedar

b. 1911

Bengali revolutionary (1911-1932)

Priya Dutt

b. 1966

Indian politician and social worker (born 1966)

Priyanka Chopra

b. 1982

Indian actress and film producer (born 1982)

Pro Hart

b. 1928

Australian artist (1928–2006)

Probus (emperor)

b. 232

Roman emperor from 276 to 282

Proclus

5th-century Greek Neoplatonist philosopher

Procol Harum

b. 1945

British rock band

Procopius (usurper)

Roman usurper from 365 to 366

Prodigy (rapper)

American rapper (1974–2017)

Prokop the Great

14/15th-century Hussite general

Prokopis Pavlopoulos

b. 1950

President of Greece from 2015 to 2020

Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon

French poet and tragedian (1674–1762)

Prunella Scales

b. 1932

English actress (1932–2025)

Prvoslav Vujcic

b. 1960

Serbian-Canadian author