Leading Figures in History

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

21509 persons found

Paul Butterfield

American blues harmonica player (1942–1987)

Paul Castellano

b. 1915

American crime boss (1915–1985)

Paul Cellucci

b. 1948

American lawyer and politician (1948–2013)

Paul Chambers

b. 1935

American jazz double bassist

Paul Chapman (musician)

b. 1954

Welsh rock guitarist (1954–2020)

Paul Chernoff

b. 1942

American mathematician (1942–2017)

Paul Coffey

b. 1961

Canadian ice hockey player (born 1961)

Paul Coleridge

b. 1949

Retired British judge (born 1949)

Paul Colin (artist)

French artist

Paul Collier

b. 1949

British development economist (born 1949)

Paul Collingwood

b. 1976

English cricketer

Paul Couvret

b. 1922

Dutch–Australian politician (1922–2013)

Paul Dano

b. 1984

American actor (born 1984)

Paul Davies

b. 1946

English physicist, writer and broadcaster (born 1946)

Paul Davis (singer)

b. 1948

Musical artist

Paul Delph

American musician

Paul Di'Anno

b. 1958

English heavy metal singer (1958–2024)

Paul Du Chaillu

French-American anthropologist, zoologist and traveler

Paul Dukas

French composer (1865–1935)

Paul E. Patton

b. 1937

American politician (born 1937)

Paul Eddington

b. 1927

English actor (1927–1995)

Paul Erdman

American economist and banker

Paul Fiddes

b. 1947

English Baptist theologian (born 1947)

Paul Findley

b. 1921

American politician and writer (1921–2019)