Leading Figures in History

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

62243 persons found

Pretty Boy Floyd

American bank robber (1904–1934)

Priah Ferguson

b. 2006

American actress (born 2006)

Price Daniel

American judge and politician (1910–1988)

Pridiyathorn Devakula

b. 1947

Thai politician and economist (born 1947)

Priest Holmes

b. 1973

American football player (born 1973)

Priidu Beier

b. 1957

Estonian poet and teacher

Primo Carnera

Italian boxer and professional wrestler (1906–1967)

Primo Conti

b. 1900

Primo Levi

b. 1919

Italian Holocaust survivor and writer (1919–1987)

Primož Kozak

b. 1929

Slovenian playwright & essayist (1929-1981)

Primož Roglič

b. 1989

Slovenian racing cyclist (born 1989)

Primož Trubar

b. 1508

Carniolan writer, Protestant reformer

Prince (musician)

American musician, songwriter and actor (1958–2016)

Prince Abo

Japanese imperial prince (792–842)

Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge

British prince (1774–1850)

Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

b. 1819

Consort of Queen Victoria from 1840 to 1861

Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta (1943–2021)

b. 1943

Disputed head of the house of Savoy

Prince Antônio Gastão of Orléans-Braganza

b. 1881

Brazilian prince

Prince Archie of Sussex

b. 2019

British prince (born 2019)

Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn

b. 1850

British prince, son of Queen Victoria (1850–1942)

Prince Augustus Ferdinand of Prussia

b. 1730

Prussian prince (1730–1813)

Prince Augustus William of Prussia

Son of King Frederick William I of Prussia (1722–1758)

Prince Benedetto, Duke of Chablais

b. 1741

Duke of Chablais

Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld

b. 1911

Prince consort of the Netherlands from 1948 to 1980