Leading Figures in History

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

39106 persons found

Przecław of Pogorzela

b. 1310

Polish cardinal (1310–1376)

Przemysł I of Greater Poland

Duke of Greater Poland

Ptolemy VIII Physcon

8th Pharaoh of Ptolemaic Egypt

Pu Songling

b. 1640

Chinese writer (1640–1715)

Public Universal Friend

American preacher (1752–1819)

Puig Aubert

France international rugby league footballer & coach

Puka Nacua

b. 2001

American football player (born 2001)

Pulak Bandyopadhyay

b. 1931

Indian lyricist

Pumpkinhead (rapper)

American rapper (1975–2015)

Pupienus

Roman emperor in 238

Purushottam Das Tandon

Indian freedom fighter

Purushottam Laxman Deshpande

Indian writer and humorist (1919–2000)

Purushottam Upadhyay

b. 1934

Indian musician, singer and composer (1934–2024)

Purvis Short

b. 1957

American basketball player (born 1957)

Pusha T

b. 1977

American rapper (born 1977)

Pylyp Orlyk

Zaporozhian Cossack starshyna and diplomat; Hetman-in-exile (1672–1742)

Pyotr Boborykin

Russian writer and journalist (1836–1921)

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

b. 1840

Russian composer (1840–1893)

Pyotr Kapitsa

b. 1894

Russian and Soviet physicist (1894–1984)

Pyotr Klimuk

b. 1942

Soviet cosmonaut (born 1942)

Pyotr Novikov

b. 1901

Soviet mathematician (1901–1975)

Pyotr Stolyarsky

Soviet violinist (1871–1944)

Pyotr Todorovsky

Russian film director, screenwriter and cinematographer

Pyotr Vasilevsky

b. 1956

Belarusian footballer and manager