Leading Figures in History

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

62245 persons found

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 Frederik Suhm

Danish historian (1728–1798)

Peter Fryer

English writer and journalist (1927–2006)

Peter Furler

b. 1966

Australian musician (born 1966)

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 Gellhorn

b. 1912

German composer and conductor (1912–2004)

Peter Gibson (judge)

b. 1934

British judge

Peter Gill (playwright)

b. 1939

Welsh theatre director, playwright and actor (1939–2026)

Peter Glaser

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

Peter Glotz

German politician (1939–2005)

Peter Goddard (physicist)

b. 1945

British mathematical physicist

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)

Peter Gutteridge

Musical artist

Peter Gzowski

b. 1934

Canadian broadcaster, writer and reporter

Peter Habeler

b. 1942

Austrian mountaineer