Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Pandolfo Petrucci

Italian ruler

Pandro S. Berman

American film producer

Pandulf II of Salerno

Pandulf Verraccio

13th-century Bishop of Norwich

Pandurang Shastri Athavale

b. 1920

Indian spiritual leader and activist

Pandurang Vaman Kane

b. 1880

Indian indologist and scholar (1880–1972)

Pang Xun

Panipak Wongpattanakit

b. 1997

Thai taekwondo practitioner (born 1997)

Panka Pelishek

b. 1899

Bulgarian pianist (1899–1990)

Pankaj Roy

b. 1928

Indian cricketer

Panna Udvardy

b. 1998

Hungarian tennis player (born 1998)

Panos Gavalas

b. 1926

Panteleimon Ponomarenko

b. 1902

Soviet partisan and politician (1902-1984)

Pantelis Kafes

b. 1978

Greek footballer

Paola Reis

b. 1999

Brazilian BMX rider (born 1999)

Paola Suárez

b. 1976

Argentine tennis player

Paolo and Vittorio Taviani

b. 1929

Italian film directors and screenwriters

Paolo Banchero

b. 2002

Italian and American basketball player (born 2002)

Paolo Bellasio

Italian composer and organist

Paolo Bianco

b. 1977

Italian footballer (born 1977)

Paolo Borsellino

Italian judge (1940–1992)

Paolo Campinoti

b. 1990

Italian footballer

Paolo Cannavaro

b. 1981

Italian footballer (born 1981)

Paolo dal Pozzo Toscanelli

Italian Renaissance astronomer (1397–1482)