Leading Figures in History

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

62245 persons found

Philip of Artois

French nobleman (1269–1298)

Philip of Artois, Count of Eu

Count of Eu (1358–1397)

Philip of Montfort, Lord of Castres

Philip of Poitou

12th- and 13th-century Bishop of Durham

Philip of Saint-Pol

b. 1404

Count of Ligny and Saint-Pol

Philip of Swabia

King of Germany from 1198 to 1208

Philip P. Barbour

b. 1783

US Supreme Court justice from 1836 to 1841

Philip Pearlstein

b. 1924

American painter (1924–2022)

Philip Phillips (archaeologist)

b. 1900

American archaeologist (1900–1994)

Philip Pullman

b. 1946

English author (born 1946)

Philip Purser

b. 1925

British television critic (1925–2022)

Philip R. Craig

American novelist (1933–2007)

Philip Rasmussen (pilot)

American Pilot

Philip Rose (theatrical producer)

b. 1921

American theatrical producer (1921–2011)

Philip Selway

b. 1967

English musician (born 1967)

Philip Seymour Hoffman

b. 1967

American actor (1967–2014)

Philip Sidney

English poet, courtier, and diplomat (1554–1586)

Philip Snowden, 1st Viscount Snowden

British politician (1864–1937)

Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield

b. 1694

British politician, diplomat and writer (1694–1773)

Philip Taylor Kramer

b. 1952

American bassist

Philip the Bold

Duke of Burgundy from 1363 to 1404

Philip the Good

Duke of Burgundy from 1419 to 1467

Philip the Handsome

b. 1478

Habsburg ruler, King of Castile in 1506

Philip Treacy

b. 1967

Irish-born haute couture milliner