Leading Figures in History

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

62243 persons found

Piet Pieterszoon Hein

Dutch admiral (1577–1629)

Piet Retief

b. 1780

South African Voortrekker leader (1780-1838)

Piet Rietveld

Dutch economist (1952–2013)

Piet Rooijakkers

b. 1980

Dutch road cyclist

Piet van der Horst

b. 1903

Dutch cyclist (1903–1983)

Piet van Zeil

Dutch politician (1927–2012)

Piet Velthuizen

b. 1986

Dutch footballer (born 1986)

Piet Wildschut

b. 1957

Dutch footballer

Pieter Bruegel the Elder

Dutch and Flemish painter (c. 1525/30–1569)

Pieter Burman the Younger

Dutch lawyer and philologist (1713–1778)

Pieter Coecke van Aelst

b. 1502

Flemish painter, sculptor, architect, author and designer (1502–1550)

Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft

Dutch historian and writer (1581–1647)

Pieter Gerritsz van Roestraten

b. 1630

Dutch painter

Pieter Jansz. Saenredam

Painter of the Dutch Golden Age

Pieter Langendijk

Dutch writer and poet (1683–1756)

Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy

34th Prime Minister of the Netherlands

Pieter van der Hoog

Dutch physician and writer (1888–1957)

Pieter van Maldere

b. 1729

Flemish violinist and composer

Pieter Willemsz Verhoeff

Dutch admiral (c. 1573–1609)

Pieter Zeeman

b. 1865

Dutch physicist (1865–1943)

Pietro Aretino

Italian author and blackmailer (1492–1556)

Pietro Bembo

b. 1470

Italian scholar, poet, and cardinal (1470–1547)

Pietro Carnesecchi

Italian humanist (1508–1567)

Pietro Consagra

Italian sculptor (1920–2005)