Leading Figures in History

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

62245 persons found

Pierre Charles L'Enfant

French-American architect (1754–1825)

Pierre Choderlos de Laclos

French novelist, official, freemason, and army general (1741–1803)

Pierre Christin

b. 1938

French comics writer

Pierre Claude Nolin

Canadian politician (1950–2015)

Pierre Clémenti

b. 1942

French actor (1942–1999)

Pierre Cochereau

b. 1924

French organist and composer (1924–1984)

Pierre Corbeil

b. 1955

Canadian politician and dentist (born 1955)

Pierre Corneille

b. 1606

French tragedian (1606–1684)

Pierre Cossette (producer)

Canadian television executive producer and Broadway producer

Pierre Curie

French physicist and chemist (1859–1906)

Pierre Cuypers

b. 1827

Dutch architect

Pierre d'Ailly

French theologian and astrologer (1351–1420)

Pierre d'Aubusson

Grand Master of the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem (1423-1503)

Pierre d'Hozier

b. 1592

French genealogist (1592–1660)

Pierre Daninos

b. 1913

French writer and humorist (1913–2005)

Pierre Dansereau

b. 1911

Canadian ecologist (1911–2011)

Pierre Daunou

French statesman, author, archivist and historian

Pierre de Bané

b. 1938

Canadian politician (1938–2019)

Pierre de Bérulle

French Catholic priest and cardinal

Pierre de Bourdeille, seigneur de Brantôme

French historian and soldier (1540–1614)

Pierre de Coubertin

French educator and historian (1863–1937)

Pierre De Geyter

b. 1848

Belgian socialist and composer (1848–1932)

Pierre de la Broce

French monarchy councillor (??–1278)

Pierre de Manchicourt

French renaissance composer