Leading Figures in History

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

39106 persons found

Pierre-Charles Le Sueur

French fur trader in Canada (c. 1657 – 1704)

Pierre-Charles Villeneuve

French Navy officer (1763–1806)

Pierre-Claude Nivelle de La Chaussée

French playwright (1692-1754)

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

b. 1989

Gabon international footballer (born 1989)

Pierre-Emile Højbjerg

b. 1995

Danish footballer (born 1995)

Pierre-Gilles de Gennes

Nobel-laureate physicist

Pierre-Joseph Desault

French anatomist and surgeon

Pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau

b. 1820

1st Premier of Quebec (1867–1873)

Pierre-Louis Lions

b. 1956

French mathematician (born 1956)

Pierre-Marc Bouchard

b. 1984

Canadian ice hockey player (born 1984)

Pierre-Nicolas Beauvallet

b. 1750

French sculptor

Pierrette Alarie

Canadian operatic singer

Piers Anthony

b. 1934

English-American writer (born 1934)

Piers Courage

b. 1942

British racing driver (1942–1970)

Piers Gaveston, 1st Earl of Cornwall

Favourite of Edward II (c. 1284 – 1312)

Piet Aalberse Sr.

Dutch politician (1871–1948)

Piet Blauw

Dutch politician (1937–2019)

Piet de Jong

Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 1967 to 1971

Piet Fransen

Dutch footballer

Piet Hein (scientist)

Danish polymath (1905–1996)

Piet Pieterszoon Hein

Dutch admiral (1577–1629)

Piet Rooijakkers

b. 1980

Dutch road cyclist

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)