Leading Figures in History

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

62245 persons found

Phylicia Rashad

b. 1948

American actress (born 1948)

Phyllis A. Whitney

b. 1903

American writer

Phyllis Calvert

English film actress (1915–2002)

Phyllis Chesler

b. 1940

American feminist psychotherapist, professor, and author (born 1940)

Phyllis Diller

b. 1917

American comedian and actress (1917–2012)

Phyllis Frost

Australian welfare worker and philanthropist

Phyllis Gotlieb

b. 1926

Canadian novelist and poet

Phyllis Hyman

b. 1949

American singer-songwriter and actress (1949–1995)

Phyllis Kirk

b. 1927

American actress (1927–2006)

Phyllis Nicolson

b. 1917

British mathematician (1917–1968)

Phyllis Pearsall

b. 1906

British cartographer and typographer

Phyllis Schlafly

b. 1924

American activist (1924–2016)

Phyllis Smith

b. 1949

American actress (born 1949)

Phyllis Thaxter

American actress (1919–2012)

Phyo Zeya Thaw

Burmese politician and artist (1981–2022)

Pi'erre Bourne

b. 1993

American record producer and rapper (born 1993)

Pia Gjellerup

b. 1959

Danish politician

Pia Haraldsen

b. 1981

Norwegian television personality

Pia Maria Wieninger

b. 1982

Austrian politician (born 1982)

Pia Miranda

b. 1973

Australian actress (born 1973)

Pia Wurtzbach

b. 1989

Filipina actress, beauty queen, and Miss Universe 2015 winner (born 1989)

Pia Zadora

b. 1953

American actress and singer (born 1954)

Pier Angeli

b. 1932

Italian actress (1932–1971)

Pier Giorgio Frassati

Italian Catholic activist and saint (1901–1925)