Leading Figures in History

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

39106 persons found

Peter Jackson (rugby league)

b. 1964

Australian rugby league footballer

Peter Jason

b. 1944

American actor (1944–2025)

Peter Jennings

b. 1938

American news anchor (1938–2005)

Peter Jensen (bishop)

b. 1943

Australian Anglican bishop, theologian and academic (born 1943)

Peter Jones (actor)

b. 1920

English actor (1920–2000)

Peter Jones (drummer)

Australian musician (1963–2012)

Peter Julian Eymard

French priest

Peter Kane Dufault

b. 1923

American poet

Peter Kemp (writer)

b. 1915

English soldier and writer (1915–1993)

Peter Kenilorea

b. 1943

Prime Minister of Solomon Islands (1943–2016)

Peter Kilfoyle

b. 1946

British politician

Peter King, 1st Baron King

English lawyer and politician

Péter Kiss

Hungarian politician

Peter Kosminsky

b. 1956

British writer, director and producer (born 1956)

Peter Krause

b. 1965

American actor (born 1965)

Peter Krieg

German filmmaker (1947–2009)

Peter Kürten

b. 1883

German serial killer (1883–1931)

Peter Kyros

American politician

Peter L. Berger

American sociologist (1929–2017)

Peter Lanzani

b. 1990

Argentine actor and singer (born 1990)

Peter Laughner

American guitarist, songwriter and singer (1952–1977)

Peter Law

Welsh politician (1948–2006)

Peter Lax

b. 1926

Hungarian-born American mathematician (1926–2025)

Peter Le Cheminant

b. 1920

British Royal Air Force officer (1920–2018)