Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Paul Clark (footballer)

b. 1958

English footballer and manager

Paul Claudel

b. 1868

French diplomat, poet and playwright (1868–1955)

Paul Coffey

b. 1961

Canadian ice hockey player (born 1961)

Paul Coleridge

b. 1949

Retired British judge (born 1949)

Paul Colin (artist)

French artist

Paul Collier

b. 1949

British development economist (born 1949)

Paul Collingwood

b. 1976

English cricketer

Paul Colman

b. 1967

Musical artist

Paul Comtois

b. 1895

Canadian politician and lieutenant governor

Paul Cook

b. 1956

British drummer

Paul Coutts

b. 1988

Scottish footballer (born 1988)

Paul Couvret

b. 1922

Dutch–Australian politician (1922–2013)

Paul Creston

American classical composer (1906–1985)

Paul Crichton

b. 1968

English footballer and coach (born 1968)

Paul D. Boyer

b. 1918

American biochemist

Paul Dacre

b. 1948

English journalist (born 1948)

Paul Dano

b. 1984

American actor (born 1984)

Paul Davies

b. 1946

English physicist, writer and broadcaster (born 1946)

Paul Davis (singer)

b. 1948

Musical artist

Paul de Chomedey, Sieur de Maisonneuve

16th-century French military officer and founder of present-day Montreal, Canada

Paul Dean (baseball)

b. 1913

American baseball player (1912–1981)

Paul Delaroche

b. 1797

French painter (1797–1856)

Paul Delph

American musician

Paul Delvaux

Belgian painter (1897–1994)