Leading Figures in History

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

62243 persons found

Pierre Moerlen

b. 1952

French drummer (1952–2005)

Pierre Montet

b. 1885

French Egyptologist (1885–1966)

Pierre Monteux

French and American conductor (1875–1964)

Pierre Napoléon Bonaparte

b. 1815

French nobleman, revolutionary, and politician

Pierre Omidyar

b. 1967

Entrepreneur, philanthropist, and founder of eBay (born 1967)

Pierre Ossian Bonnet

French mathematician (1819–1892)

Pierre Pagé

b. 1948

Canadian ice hockey player, coach and executive

Pierre Paradis

b. 1950

Canadian politician (born 1950)

Pierre Paul Royer-Collard

b. 1763

French statesman and philosopher (1763–1845)

Pierre Perrault

b. 1927

Canadian film director

Pierre Pflimlin

78th Prime Minister of France

Pierre Pithou

b. 1539

French lawyer and scholar (1539-1596)

Pierre Pleimelding

French footballer (1952-2013)

Pierre Poilievre

b. 1979

Canadian politician (born 1979)

Pierre Poiret

French mystic

Pierre Poujade

French politician (1920–2003)

Pierre Puget

b. 1620

French painter, sculptor, architect and engineer (1620–1694)

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

French painter (1824–1898)

Pierre Rapsat

b. 1948

Belgian singer-songwriter

Pierre Reid

b. 1948

Canadian politician (1948–2021)

Pierre Richard

b. 1934

French actor, film director and screenwriter (born 1934)

Pierre Russell

American basketball player

Pierre Salinger

b. 1925

American politician and journalist (1925–2004)

Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours

French-American writer, economist, and government official (1739–1817)