Leading Figures in History

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

21506 persons found

Pierre-Marc Bouchard

b. 1984

Canadian ice hockey player (born 1984)

Pierre-Nicolas Beauvallet

b. 1750

French sculptor

Piers Courage

b. 1942

British racing driver (1942–1970)

Piers Gaveston, 1st Earl of Cornwall

Favourite of Edward II (c. 1284 – 1312)

Piet Blauw

Dutch politician (1937–2019)

Piet Hein (scientist)

Danish polymath (1905–1996)

Piet Pieterszoon Hein

Dutch admiral (1577–1629)

Pieter Burman the Younger

Dutch lawyer and philologist (1713-1778)

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 van der Hoog

Dutch physician and writer (1888–1957)

Pieter Willemsz Verhoeff

Dutch admiral (c. 1573–1609)

Pieter Zeeman

b. 1865

Dutch physicist (1865–1943)

Pietro Bembo

b. 1470

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

Pietro da Cortona

Italian painter and architect of the High Baroque (1596–1669)

Pietro de' Medici

b. 1554

Tuscan noble (1554–1604)

Pietro Fittipaldi

b. 1996

Brazilian and American racing driver (born 1996)

Pietro Longhi

Italian painter (1701–1785)

Pietro Mennea

b. 1952

Italian sprinter and politician (1952–2013)

Pietro Nardini

Italian composer (1722–1793)

Pietro Paolo Troisi

b. 1686

Pigmeat Markham

b. 1904

American entertainer (1904–1981)

Pik Botha

b. 1932

South African politician (1932–2018)