Leading Figures in History

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

62243 persons found

Platon Levshin

Metropolitan of Moscow from 1775 to 1812

Platon of Banja Luka

Serbian Orthodox bishop of Banja Luka (1874–1941)

Platt Rogers Spencer

b. 1800

American calligrapher

Plaxico Burress

b. 1977

American football player (born 1977)

Plínio de Arruda Sampaio

Brazilian politician

Plutarco Elías Calles

b. 1877

President of Mexico from 1924 to 1928

Poggio Bracciolini

Italian scholar, writer and humanist (1380–1459)

Poison (band)

b. 1963

American rock band

Pokey Reese

b. 1973

American baseball player (born 1973)

Pokimane

b. 1996

Moroccan and Canadian influencer (born 1996)

Pokwang

b. 1972

Filipino actress

Pol Pot

b. 1925

Cambodian communist leader (1925–1998)

Policarpa Salavarrieta

Heroine of the Colombian War of Independence

Polina Astakhova

Soviet gymnast (1936–2005)

Polina Bogusevich

b. 2003

Russian singer (born 2003)

Polina Edmunds

b. 1998

American figure skater (born 1998)

Polissena Sforza

Italian noblewoman

Poliziano

b. 1454

Italian classical scholar and poet (1454–1494)

Polly Adler

b. 1900

American madam and author (1900–1962)

Polly Ann Young

b. 1908

American actress (1908–1997)

Polly Bergen

b. 1930

American actress (1930–2014)

Polly Draper

b. 1955

American actress

Polly Farmer

Australian rules footballer and coach (1935–2019)

Polly Higgins

Scottish barrister, author, and environmental lobbyist (1968–2019)