Leading Figures in History

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

62245 persons found

Peter II of Portugal

b. 1648

King of Portugal from 1683 to 1706

Peter II of Yugoslavia

b. 1923

King of Yugoslavia from 1934 to 1945

Peter II, Count of Savoy

European noble

Peter II, Duke of Bourbon

French noble (1438–1503)

Peter III of Aragon

King of Aragon and Valencia (1276–85); King of Sicily (1282–85)

Peter III of Callinicum

40th Patriarch of Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch

Peter III of Portugal

King of Portugal from 1777 to 1786

Peter III of Russia

Emperor of Russia in 1762

Peter Imbert, Baron Imbert

b. 1933

Metropolitan Police Service Commissioner from 1987 to 1993

Peter Inge, Baron Inge

b. 1935

British Army officer (1935–2022)

Peter IV of Aragon

b. 1319

King of Aragon from 1336 to 1387

Peter J. Biondi

American politician (1942–2011)

Peter Jackson

b. 1961

New Zealand filmmaker (born 1961)

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 Katin

b. 1930

British pianist and teacher (1930–2015)

Peter Keleghan

b. 1959

Canadian actor and writer (born 1959)

Peter Kemp (writer)

b. 1915

English soldier and writer (1915–1993)