Leading Figures in History

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

62245 persons found

Pier Luigi Bersani

b. 1951

Italian politician (born 1951)

Pier Luigi Nervi

b. 1891

Italian architect and engineer

Pier Paolo Pasolini

Italian writer, filmmaker, poet, and intellectual (1922–1975)

Pier Paolo Vergerio the Elder

b. 1370

Italian humanist scholar

Pierangelo Bertoli

Italian singer-songwriter (1942–2002)

Pierce Brosnan

b. 1953

Irish actor (born 1953)

Pierfrancesco Chili

b. 1964

Italian motorcycle racer

Pierluigi Brivio

b. 1969

Italian former professional footballer

Pierluigi Martini

b. 1961

Italian racing driver (born 1961)

Piermario Morosini

b. 1986

Italian footballer (1986–2012)

Piero Bellugi

Italian conductor

Piero Capponi

Florentine statesman and military leader

Piero Carini

Italian racing driver (1921–1957)

Piero della Francesca

Italian painter, mathematician and geometer (c. 1414 – 1492)

Piero Dusio

b. 1899

Italian footballer and racing driver (1899–1975)

Piero Manzoni

b. 1933

Italian avant-garde artist (1933–1963)

Piero Piccioni

Italian film score composer

Piero Scotti

b. 1909

Italian racing driver (1909–1976)

Piero Soderini

b. 1450

Head of state of Florence from 1498 to 1512

Piero Strozzi

Italian military leader

Piero Taruffi

b. 1906

Italian racing driver and motorcycle road racer (1906–1988)

Pierre Adam

French cyclist (1924–2012)

Pierre Adolphe Rost

American judge (1797–1868)

Pierre Alechinsky

b. 1927

Belgian artist (born 1927)