Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Pete Hegseth

b. 1980

American government official and television personality (born 1980)

Pete Hill

b. 1882

American baseball player (1882–1951)

Pete Hoekstra

b. 1953

American politician and diplomat (born 1953)

Pete Hoffman

American cartoonist

Pete Ladygo

American gridiron football player (1928–2014)

Pete Mackanin

b. 1951

American baseball player and manager (born 1951)

Pete Mahovlich

b. 1946

Canadian ice hockey player (born 1946)

Pete Maravich

b. 1947

American basketball player (1947–1988)

Pete McCloskey

American politician (1927–2024)

Pete Myers

b. 1963

American basketball player and coach

Pete Namlook

German music producer and composer (1960–2012)

Pete Newell

b. 1915

American college men's basketball coach

Pete Robinson (drag racer)

b. 1933

American drag racer

Pete Rose

American baseball player (1941–2024)

Pete Sampras

b. 1971

American former tennis player (born 1971)

Pete Sandoval

b. 1964

American drummer

Pete Schoening

b. 1927

American mountaineer

Pete Sears

b. 1948

English rock musician

Pete Seeger

b. 1919

American musician and social activist (1919–2014)

Pete Sell

b. 1982

American mixed martial artist

Pete Shelley

b. 1955

English singer-songwriter (1955–2018)

Pete Smith (announcer)

b. 1939

Australian radio announcer and television voice-over artist (born 1939)

Pete Stemkowski

b. 1943

Canadian ice hockey player (born 1943)

Pete Thomas (drummer)

b. 1954

British musician also known as the drummer from the 1982 project Blanket of Secrecy