Leading Figures in History

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

62245 persons found

Petar II Petrović-Njegoš

b. 1813

Prince-Bishop of Montenegro

Petar Mladenov

Final leader of Communist Bulgaria (1989–90); first President of Bulgaria (1990)

Petar Stipetić

b. 1937

Croatian general (1937–2018)

Petar Stoychev

b. 1976

Bulgarian swimmer

Pete Browning

b. 1861

American baseball player (1861–1905)

Pete Burns

b. 1959

English singer (1959–2016)

Pete Byrne

b. 1954

English singer (born 1954)

Pete Candoli

b. 1923

American jazz trumpeter (1923–2008)

Pete Conrad

b. 1930

American astronaut and lunar explorer (1930–1999)

Pete Coors

b. 1946

American businessman and politician

Pete de Freitas

b. 1961

English musician and producer (1961–89)

Pete Domenici

b. 1932

American politician (1932–2017)

Pete Dunne

b. 1993

English professional wrestler (born 1993)

Pete Elliott

b. 1926

American football player and coach (1926–2013)

Pete Falcone

b. 1953

American baseball player (born 1953)

Pete Fountain

b. 1930

American clarinetist (1930–2016)

Pete George

b. 1929

American weightlifter (1929–2021)

Pete Ham

b. 1947

Welsh musician (1947–1975)

Pete Hamilton

b. 1942

American racing driver

Pete Harnisch

b. 1966

American baseball player (born 1966)

Pete Hautman

b. 1952

American author (born 1952)

Pete Haycock

English musician (1951–2013)

Pete Hegseth

b. 1980

American government official and television personality (born 1980)

Pete Hill

b. 1882

American baseball player (1882–1951)