Leading Figures in History

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

62243 persons found

Prokop the Great

14/15th-century Hussite general

Prokopis Pavlopoulos

b. 1950

President of Greece from 2015 to 2020

Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon

French poet and tragedian (1674–1762)

Prosper Mérimée

French writer, archaeologist and historian (1803–1870)

Prudence Crandall

b. 1803

American civil rights pioneer (1803–1890)

Prudente de Morais

b. 1841

President of Brazil from 1894 to 1898

Prunella Scales

b. 1932

English actress (1932–2025)

Prvoslav Vujcic

b. 1960

Serbian-Canadian author

Przecław of Pogorzela

b. 1310

Polish cardinal (1310–1376)

Przemek Karnowski

b. 1993

Polish basketball player (born 1993)

Przemysł I of Greater Poland

Duke of Greater Poland

Przemysł II

b. 1257

King of Poland from 1295 to 1296

Przemysław Gintrowski

Musical artist

Ptolemy VIII Physcon

8th Pharaoh of Ptolemaic Egypt

Pu Songling

b. 1640

Chinese writer (1640–1715)

Public Universal Friend

American preacher (1752–1819)

Pugu Huai'en

General of the Chinese Tang dynasty

Puig Aubert

France international rugby league footballer & coach

Puka Nacua

b. 2001

American football player (born 2001)

Pulak Bandyopadhyay

b. 1931

Indian lyricist

Puma Swede

b. 1976

Swedish pornographic actress (born 1976)

Pumpkinhead (rapper)

American rapper (1975–2015)

Pupienus

Roman emperor in 238

Puri Jagannadh

b. 1966

Indian filmmaker (born 1966)