Leading Figures in History

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

62245 persons found

Peder Oluf Pedersen

b. 1874

Danish engineer and physicist

Peder Severin Krøyer

b. 1851

Danish painter (1851–1909)

Peder Skram

Danish naval officer

Pedram Javaheri

b. 1983

Persian-American meteorologist

Pedro (footballer, born 1987)

b. 1987

Spanish footballer

Pedro Abarca

Jesuit theologian

Pedro Albizu Campos

b. 1891

Puerto Rican independence activist (1893–1965)

Pedro Alcázar

Panamanian boxer (1975–2002)

Pedro Almodóvar

b. 1949

Spanish filmmaker (born 1949)

Pedro Armendáriz

b. 1912

Mexican actor (1912–1963)

Pedro Borbón

Dominican baseball player (1946–2012)

Pedro Bustos

b. 1927

Argentine basketball player (1927–2024)

Pedro Calderón de la Barca

Spanish playwright, poet, and writer (1600-1681)

Pedro Calungsod

b. 1654

Second Filipino saint and Martyr

Pedro Camacho

b. 1979

Portuguese composer

Pedro Castillo

b. 1969

President of Peru from 2021 to 2022

Pedro Chirivella

b. 1997

Spanish footballer (born 1997)

Pedro Collins

b. 1976

West Indian cricketer (born 1976)

Pedro Correia Garção

Portuguese lyric poet

Pedro de Alvarado

Spanish conquistador and governor of Guatemala

Pedro de Cordoba

American actor (1881-1950)

Pedro de Mendoza

Spanish conquistador (1499–1537)

Pedro de Valdivia

b. 1497

Spanish conquistador (1497–1553)

Pedro Dellacha

b. 1926

Argentine footballer and coach (1926–2010)