Leading Figures in History

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

21506 persons found

Pierluigi Martini

b. 1961

Italian racing driver (born 1961)

Piero Bellugi

Italian conductor

Piero Carini

Italian racing driver (1921–1957)

Piero Soderini

b. 1450

Head of state of Florence from 1498 to 1512

Piero Strozzi

Italian military leader

Pierre Bachelet

b. 1944

French singer-songwriter

Pierre Balmain

b. 1914

French fashion designer (1914–1982)

Pierre Berbizier

b. 1958

France international rugby union player (born 1958)

Pierre Bérégovoy

French politician (1925–1993)

Pierre Billon (writer)

b. 1937

Canadian writer

Pierre Blanchar

b. 1892

French actor (1892–1963)

Pierre Bourgault

Canadian politician (1934–2003)

Pierre Bourque (politician)

b. 1942

Former mayor of Montreal, Quebec (1994–2001)

Pierre Brassard

b. 1966

Canadian actor

Pierre Bruneau (journalist)

b. 1952

Canadian journalist and news anchor

Pierre Cartier (mathematician)

b. 1932

French mathematician (1932–2024)

Pierre Charles (Dominican politician)

b. 1954

Dominican politician

Pierre Charles L'Enfant

French-American architect (1754–1825)

Pierre Claude Nolin

Canadian politician (1950–2015)

Pierre Corbeil

b. 1955

Canadian politician and dentist (born 1955)

Pierre Corneille

b. 1606

French tragedian (1606–1684)

Pierre Curie

French physicist and chemist (1859–1906)

Pierre Cuypers

b. 1827

Dutch architect

Pierre Daninos

b. 1913

French writer and humorist (1913–2005)