Leading Figures in History

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

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Peter Allen (musician)

Australian singer-songwriter (1944–1992)

Peter Altmaier

b. 1958

German politician

Peter Andreas Heiberg

Danish-Norwegian author and philologist

Peter Archer, Baron Archer of Sandwell

British lawyer and Labour Party politician

Peter Asher

b. 1944

English guitarist, singer, manager and record producer (b. 1944)

Peter Bardens

b. 1945

English keyboardist (1945–2002)

Peter Barnes (Irish republican)

b. 1907

Peter Bartholomew

French soldier and mystic (died 1099)

Peter Baynham

b. 1963

Welsh screenwriter, stand-up comedian and performer

Peter Beaven

New Zealand architect (1925–2012)

Peter Benchley

b. 1940

American author (1940–2006)

Peter Blake (artist)

b. 1932

English artist (born 1932)

Peter Burge (cricketer)

b. 1932

Australian cricketer

Peter Canisius

b. 1521

Dutch Jesuit Catholic priest (1521–1597)

Peter Carey (novelist)

b. 1943

Australian novelist

Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington

b. 1919

British politician (1919–2018)

Peter Carl Fabergé

b. 1846

Russian jeweller (1846–1920)

Peter Chanel

19th-century French Catholic priest, missionary, and martyr

Peter Chelsom

b. 1956

British film director, writer, and actor

Peter Claver

b. 1581

Spanish Jesuit missionary and saint (1580–1654)

Peter Copley

b. 1915

English actor (1915–2008)

Peter Corr

b. 1923

Irish footballer (1923-2001)

Peter Cresswell (judge)

b. 1944

English judge (1944–2025)

Peter Cushing

b. 1913

English actor (1913–1994)