Leading Figures in History

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

21506 persons found

Pierre Daunou

French statesman, author, archivist and historian

Pierre de la Broce

French monarchy councillor (??–1278)

Pierre Duhem

b. 1861

French physicist (1861–1916)

Pierre F. Côté

Canadian civil servant and lawyer

Pierre Fabre (businessman)

b. 1926

French pharmaceutical and cosmetics executive and pharmacist

Pierre Fournier

b. 1906

French cellist

Pierre Gamarra

French poet, novelist and literary critic

Pierre Gauthier

b. 1953

Canadian ice hockey executive (born 1953)

Pierre Gilliard

b. 1879

Swiss tutor to the Russian imperial family (1879–1962)

Pierre Guité

b. 1952

Canadian ice hockey player (born 1952)

Pierre Hétu

b. 1936

Canadian politician (1936–1998)

Pierre Jean Georges Cabanis

French philosopher

Pierre Labrie

b. 1972

Québécois poet

Pierre Lalonde

Canadian entertainer (1941–2016)

Pierre Laval

b. 1883

French politician (1883–1945)

Pierre Levegh

French racing driver (1905–1955)

Pierre Littbarski

b. 1960

German footballer and manager

Pierre Loti

French naval officer, novelist, and Turkophile

Pierre Mauroy

Prime Minister of France from 1981 to 1984

Pierre Montet

b. 1885

French Egyptologist (1885–1966)

Pierre Omidyar

b. 1967

Entrepreneur, philanthropist, and founder of eBay (born 1967)

Pierre Ossian Bonnet

French mathematician (1819–1892)

Pierre Pagé

b. 1948

Canadian ice hockey player, coach and executive

Pierre Paul Royer-Collard

b. 1763

French statesman and philosopher (1763–1845)