Leading Figures in History

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

21506 persons found

Peder Oluf Pedersen

b. 1874

Danish engineer and physicist

Pedram Javaheri

b. 1983

Persian-American meteorologist

Pedro Alcázar

Panamanian boxer (1975–2002)

Pedro Armendáriz

b. 1912

Mexican actor (1912–1963)

Pedro Borbón

Dominican baseball player (1946–2012)

Pedro Calderón de la Barca

Spanish playwright, poet, and writer (1600-1681)

Pedro Chirivella

b. 1997

Spanish footballer (born 1997)

Pedro de Mendoza

Spanish conquistador (1499–1537)

Pedro de Valdivia

b. 1497

Spanish conquistador (1497–1553)

Pedro Feliz

b. 1975

Dominican baseball player (born 1975)

Pedro González de Mendoza

b. 1428

Spanish cardinal and statesman (1428-1495)

Pedro Guerra

b. 1966

Spanish singer-songwriter

Pedro Guerrero (first baseman/outfielder)

b. 1956

Dominican baseball player (born 1956)

Pedro Lascuráin

b. 1856

President of Mexico for 45 minutes in 1913

Pedro María de Anaya

b. 1795

President of Mexico from 1847 to 1848

Pedro Mir

b. 1913

Dominican poet and writer

Pedro Montt

b. 1849

14th President of Chile

Pedro Pacheco de Villena

b. 1488

Spanish cardinal (1488–1560)

Pedro Pierluisi

b. 1959

Governor of Puerto Rico from 2021 to 2025

Pedro Pires

b. 1934

President of Cape Verde from 2001 to 2011

Pedro Ramírez Vázquez

b. 1919

Mexican architect (1919–2013)

Pedro Ramos

b. 1935

Cuban baseball player (born 1935)

Pedro Santana Lopes

b. 1956

Portuguese lawyer and politician (born 1956)

Pedro Strop

b. 1985

Dutch-Dominican baseball player (born 1985)