Leading Figures in History

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

39106 persons found

Pedro Feliz

b. 1975

Dominican baseball player (born 1975)

Pedro González de Mendoza

b. 1428

Spanish cardinal and statesman (1428-1495)

Pedro Guerra

b. 1966

Spanish singer-songwriter

Pedro Guerrero (first baseman/outfielder)

b. 1956

Dominican baseball player (born 1956)

Pedro Ignacio de Castro Barros

b. 1777

Argentine statesman and priest (1777–1849)

Pedro Lascuráin

b. 1856

President of Mexico for 45 minutes in 1913

Pedro María de Anaya

b. 1795

President of Mexico from 1847 to 1848

Pedro Mir

b. 1913

Dominican poet and writer

Pedro Montt

b. 1849

14th President of Chile

Pedro Nunes

Portuguese mathematician (1502–1578)

Pedro Pacheco de Villena

b. 1488

Spanish cardinal (1488–1560)

Pedro Passos Coelho

b. 1964

Prime Minister of Portugal from 2011 to 2015

Pedro Pierluisi

b. 1959

Governor of Puerto Rico from 2021 to 2025

Pedro Pires

b. 1934

President of Cape Verde from 2001 to 2011

Pedro Ramírez Vázquez

b. 1919

Mexican architect (1919–2013)

Pedro Ramos

b. 1935

Cuban baseball player (born 1935)

Pedro Rodríguez (racing driver)

Mexican racing driver (1940–1971)

Pedro Santana Lopes

b. 1956

Portuguese lawyer and politician (born 1956)

Pedro Strop

b. 1985

Dutch-Dominican baseball player (born 1985)

Pedro Téllez-Girón y de la Cueva, 1st Duke of Osuna

b. 1537

Spanish duke (1537–1590)

Pedro Trebbau

b. 1929

Venezuelan zoologist (1929–2021)

Pedro Yap

b. 1918

Chief Justice of the Philippines in 1988

Pedro Zerolo

Spanish lawyer and politician

Pee Wee Butts

b. 1919

American baseball player