Leading Figures in History

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

39106 persons found

Peter Faber

Jesuit priest and evangelist (1506–1546)

Peter Falk

American actor (1927–2011)

Peter Filandia

b. 1970

Australian rules footballer

Peter Fincham

b. 1956

British television producer (b. 1956)

Peter Fitzgerald (footballer)

b. 1937

Irish footballer (1937–2013)

Peter Flanigan

American investment banker, Nixon aide (1923–2013)

Peter Fonda

American actor and filmmaker (1940–2019)

Peter Forsberg

b. 1973

Swedish ice hockey player (born 1973)

Peter Fowler

b. 1959

Australian professional golfer (born 1959)

Peter Frampton

b. 1950

British musician (born 1950)

Peter Franzén

b. 1971

Finnish actor, author, screenwriter and director

Peter Fraser

b. 1884

Prime Minister of New Zealand from 1940 to 1949

Peter Fraser, Baron Fraser of Carmyllie

b. 1945

Scottish politician and advocate (1945–2013)

Peter Gallagher

b. 1955

American actor (born 1955)

Peter Garrett

b. 1953

Australian musician and activist

Peter Gay

German-American historian and author (1923–2015)

Peter Gibson (judge)

b. 1934

British judge

Peter Glaser

Czechoslovak-born American scientist and aerospace engineer (1923-2014)

Peter Glotz

German politician (1939–2005)

Peter Goodfellow (geneticist)

b. 1951

British geneticist

Peter Green (musician)

English musician (1946–2020)

Péter Gulácsi

b. 1990

Hungarian footballer (born 1990)

Peter Gunning

English Royalist church leader, Bishop of Chichester and Bishop of Ely

Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet

German mathematician (1805–1859)