Leading Figures in History

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

39106 persons found

Peter Warren (Royal Navy officer)

Royal Navy officer and politician (1703–1752)

Peter Weir

b. 1944

Australian filmmaker (born 1944)

Peter Weiss

Swedish-German playwright and author (1916–1982)

Peter Weller

b. 1947

American actor (born 1947)

Peter Wilkinson (Royal Navy officer)

b. 1956

British Royal Navy admiral (born 1956)

Peter Winterbottom

b. 1960

British Lions & England international rugby union player

Peter Wright (journalist)

b. 1953

British newspaper editor (born 1953)

Peter Wtewael

b. 1596

Dutch painter

Peter Yarrow

b. 1938

American singer and songwriter (1938–2025)

Peter Zadek

b. 1926

German director (1926–2009)

Peter Zezel

Canadian ice hockey player

Peter Ziegler

Swiss geologist

Peter Zumthor

b. 1943

Swiss architect (born 1943)

Péter Zwack

b. 1927

Hungarian businessman and politician (1927–2012)

Peter, Duke of Coimbra

Duke of Coimbra

Petero Civoniceva

b. 1976

Former Australia & Fiji international rugby league footballer

Petey Williams

b. 1981

Canadian professional wrestler (born 1981)

Petja Piiroinen

b. 1991

Finnish snowboarder (born 1991)

Petr Čech

b. 1982

Czech footballer and ice hockey player (born 1982)

Petr Ivanovich Panin

Russian general (1721–1789)

Petr Muk

Czech musician (1965–2010)

Petra Bayr

b. 1968

Austrian politician (born 1968)

Petra Morsbach

b. 1956

German author

Petra Němcová

b. 1979

Czech model, television host, and philanthropist