Leading Figures in History

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

62243 persons found

Princess Tōchi

Royal consort of Japan (d. 678)

Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine

Marchioness of Milford Haven (1863–1950)

Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld

b. 1786

Mother of Queen Victoria (1786–1861)

Princess Victoria of the United Kingdom

b. 1868

British princess (1868–1935)

Princess Viktoria of Prussia

Princess Adolf of Schaumburg-Lippe

Princess Yōko of Mikasa

b. 1983

Japanese princess (born 1983)

Priscah Jeptoo

b. 1984

Kenyan long-distance runner (born 1984)

Priscilla Buckley

b. 1921

American journalist and author (1921–2012)

Priscilla Chan (singer)

b. 1965

Hong Kong pop singer (born 1965)

Priscilla Lane

b. 1915

American actress (1915–1995)

Priscilla Pointer

b. 1924

American actress (1924–2025)

Priscilla Presley

b. 1945

American businesswoman and actress (born 1945)

Pritam Singh

b. 1976

Singaporean politician

Prithvi Shaw

b. 1999

Indian cricketer (born 1999)

Prithviraj Sukumaran

b. 1982

Indian actor and filmmaker (born 1982)

Pritilata Waddedar

b. 1911

Bengali revolutionary (1911-1932)

Priya Dutt

b. 1966

Indian politician and social worker (born 1966)

Priyanka Chopra

b. 1982

Indian actress and film producer (born 1982)

Pro Hart

b. 1928

Australian artist (1928–2006)

Probus (emperor)

b. 232

Roman emperor from 276 to 282

Proclus

5th-century Greek Neoplatonist philosopher

Procol Harum

b. 1945

British rock band

Procopius (usurper)

Roman usurper from 365 to 366

Prodigy (rapper)

American rapper (1974–2017)