Leading Figures in History

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

39106 persons found

Pete Smith (announcer)

b. 1939

Australian radio announcer and television voice-over artist (born 1939)

Pete Stemkowski

b. 1943

Canadian ice hockey player (born 1943)

Pete Thomas (drummer)

b. 1954

British musician also known as the drummer from the 1982 project Blanket of Secrecy

Pete Townshend

b. 1945

English musician (born 1945)

Pete Weber (bowler)

b. 1962

American professional bowler

Pete Wentz

b. 1979

American musician (born 1979)

Pete Wilson

b. 1933

American politician (born 1933)

Pete York

b. 1942

English rock drummer (born 1942)

Pete Yorn

b. 1974

American musician (born 1974)

Peter Abelard

French philosopher (c. 1079–1142)

Peter Acland

b. 1902

British soldier (1902-1993)

Peter Agricola

b. 1525

German scholar and diplomat (1525–1585)

Peter Allen (musician)

Australian singer-songwriter (1944–1992)

Peter Altmaier

b. 1958

German politician

Peter Andreas Heiberg

Danish-Norwegian author and philologist

Peter Appleyard

British–Canadian jazz vibraphonist, percussionist, and composer

Peter Archer, Baron Archer of Sandwell

British lawyer and Labour Party politician

Peter Asher

b. 1944

English guitarist, singer, manager and record producer (b. 1944)

Peter Austin (brewer)

b. 1921

British brewer

Peter Bacon Hales

American historian, professor, musician, and photographer

Peter Bardens

b. 1945

English keyboardist (1945–2002)

Peter Barnes (Irish republican)

b. 1907

Peter Barnes (playwright)

English playwright and screenwriter (1931–2004)

Peter Bartholomew

French soldier and mystic (died 1099)