Leading Figures in History

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

62245 persons found

Philip Broberg

b. 2001

Swedish ice hockey player (born 2001)

Philip Brunelle

b. 1943

American choral scholar, conductor and organist

Philip Caldwell

American businessman (1920–2013)

Philip Carey

b. 1925

American actor (1925–2009)

Philip Casnoff

b. 1949

American actor

Philip Charles Durham

b. 1763

Royal Navy Admiral (1763–1845)

Philip Chevron

b. 1957

Irish musician (1957–2013)

Philip Cohen (British biochemist)

b. 1945

British biochemist (born 1945)

Philip Craven

b. 1950

English sports administrator

Philip Deignan

b. 1983

Irish road bicycle racer (born 1983)

Philip Doddridge

b. 1702

English Congregationalist leader, educator, and hymnwriter (1702–1751)

Philip Dunne (writer)

American screenwriter, film producer & director (1908–1992)

Philip E. High

Science fiction author

Philip Egan

b. 1955

English Catholic bishop (born 1955)

Philip Fotheringham-Parker

b. 1907

British racing driver (1907–1981)

Philip Fowke

b. 1950

English pianist (born 1950)

Philip French

b. 1933

English film critic and radio producer (1933–2015)

Philip G. Hodge

b. 1920

American engineer

Philip Gbeho

Ghanaian musician and teacher (1904–1976)

Philip Guston

Canadian-American painter and printmaker (1913–1980)

Philip H. Hoff

b. 1924

American politician (1924–2018)

Philip Hampton

b. 1953

British businessman (born 1953)

Philip Harris, Baron Harris of Peckham

b. 1942

British businessman and peer (born 1942)

Philip Henry

b. 1631

English Nonconformist clergyman and diarist