a
-
Peter Agre
Doctor / 1949 -
Peter Agre won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 2003 for his discovery of the protein aquaporin which led to later important scientific breakthroughs.
See full bio
(1949-)
Doctor
b
-
Peter Barnes
Film Critic, Playwright / 1931 - 2004
British playwright and screenplay writer Peter Barnes was well known for his unique, anti-naturalistic approach to theater and film.
See full bio
(1931-2004)
Film Critic, Playwright
-
Peter Bogdanovich
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Film Critic, Director, Producer, Journalist, Screenwriter / 1939 -
American film historian, author and director Peter Bogdanovich is best known for writing and directing the critically acclaimed film, The Last Picture Show (1971).
See full bio
(1939-)
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Film Critic, Director, Producer, Journalist, Screenwriter
-
Peter Boyle
Actor / 1935 - 2006
American actor Peter Boyle is best known as the grumpy dad on the CBS sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond, a role he held for eleven years.
See full bio
(1935-2006)
Actor
c
-
Peter Cook
Film Actor, Comedian / 1937 - 1995
British comedian Peter Cook is best known for his work in comedy; he is regarded as one of the leading figures in the British satire boom of the 1960s.
See full bio
(1937-1995)
Film Actor, Comedian
-
Peter Cooper
Entrepreneur, Philanthropist, Political Leader / 1791 - 1883
Peter Cooper was an American industrialist and inventor, best known for designing and building the first steam locomotive in the United States.
See full bio
(1791-1883)
Entrepreneur, Philanthropist, Political Leader
d
-
Peter Dinklage
Actor / 1969 -
Actor Peter Dinklage has earned raves for his work in the 2003 film The Station Agent and on the hit television series Game of Thrones.
See full bio
(1969-)
Actor
f
-
Peter Facinelli
Actor / 1973 -
Peter Facinelli is an American actor best known for his roles as vampire Dr. Carlisle Cullen in the Twilight franchise and Dr. Fitch Cooper on the series Nurse Jackie.
See full bio
(1973-)
Actor
-
Peter Falk
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor / 1927 - 2011
American actor Peter Falk is best known for his role as the television detective Lieutenant Columbo in the television series Columbo.
See full bio
(1927-2011)
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor
-
Peter Finch
Film Actor / 1916 - 1977
British-Australian actor Peter Finch is known for his portrayal of anchorman Howard Beale in Network, for which he received the first-ever posthumous Oscar.
See full bio
(1916-1977)
Film Actor
-
Peter Fonda
Film Actor / 1939 -
Peter Fonda is an actor, but most well-known as a counterculture icon of the 1960s. He starred in the film Ulee's Gold, which earned him an Oscar nomination.
See full bio
(1939-)
Film Actor
-
Peter Frampton
Guitarist, Singer / 1950 -
English musician Peter Frampton began his career with the bands Humble Pie and The Herd. He is best known for his hit album Frampton Comes Alive!.
See full bio
| Watch video
(1950-)
Guitarist, Singer
g
-
Peter Gabriel
Civil Rights Activist, Anti-War Activist, Songwriter, Guitarist, Pianist, Singer / 1950 -
Peter Gabriel is a British singer and songwriter best known for his role as lead vocalist and flautist for the progressive rock group Genesis.
See full bio
(1950-)
Civil Rights Activist, Anti-War Activist, Songwriter, Guitarist, Pianist, Singer
-
Peter Garrett
Environmental Activist, Songwriter, Singer, Political Leader / 1953 -
Australian singer and political activist Peter Garrett is best known for his considerable contributions to both the environment and the music industry.
See full bio
(1953-)
Environmental Activist, Songwriter, Singer, Political Leader
-
Peter Goldmark
Engineer, Inventor
Hungarian-born engineer Peter Goldmark is best known for developing the long-playing (LP) microgroove disc which revolutionized the recording industry.
See full bio
Engineer, Inventor
-
Peter Graves
Actor, Television Personality / 1926 - 2010
Peter Graves was an enormously successful film and TV actor. He is known for his role in Airplane! and for hosting A&E's signature series Biography.
See full bio
(1926-2010)
Actor, Television Personality
-
Peter Greene
Actor / 1965 -
Peter Greene is an American character actor best known for his roles as villains in Pulp Fiction and The Mask.
See full bio
(1965-)
Actor
h
-
Peter Hall
Actor, Filmmaker / 1930 -
Sir Peter Hall is an English theatrical and film director. He notably founded the Royal Shakespeare Company and directed the National Theatre.
See full bio
(1930-)
Actor, Filmmaker
-
Peter Handke
Author, Screenwriter / 1942 -
Peter Handke is an Austrian novelist and playwright best known for drawing criticism in the West for his pro-Serbian views during the Kosovo conflict.
See full bio
(1942-)
Author, Screenwriter
j
-
Peter Jackson
Director, Producer / 1961 -
New Zealand native Peter Jackson is best known as a director for his adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings trilogy, which has won 11 Oscars.
See full bio
(1961-)
Director, Producer
-
Peter Jennings
News Anchor, Journalist / 1938 - 2005
A respected television journalist, Peter Jennings served as ABC's nightly news anchor from 1983 to 2005.
See full bio
(1938-2005)
News Anchor, Journalist
k
-
Peter Krause
Television Actor / 1965 -
Peter Krause is an American actor who found fame playing lead roles on television series such as HBO's Six Feet Under and NBC's Parenthood.
See full bio
(1965-)
Television Actor
l
-
Peter Lawford
Film Actor / 1923 - 1984
Actor Peter Lawford ran with the Rat Pack, married a Kennedy, and was the last person to speak to Marilyn Monroe. He also made movies now and then.
See full bio
| Watch video
(1923-1984)
Film Actor
-
Peter Lorre
Film Actor, Television Actor / 1904 - 1964
Hungarian actor Peter Lorre is most often cast as the sinister foreigner. His role as the serial killer in M was the beginning of his prolific acting career.
See full bio
(1904-1964)
Film Actor, Television Actor
m
-
Peter Mandelson
Political Leader
Peter Mandelson, also known as Lord Mandelson, is a British politician and was a leading adviser to British Prime Minister Toni Blair.
See full bio
Political Leader
-
Peter Mansfield
Academic, Physicist / 1933 -
Professor Peter Mansfield received the Nobel Prize for further developing magnetic resonance (MRI) technology, leading to its widespread use in hospitals.
See full bio
(1933-)
Academic, Physicist
-
Peter Minuit
Explorer / 1580 - 1638
Peter Minuit was a Dutch colonial governor of New Amsterdam who is best known for purchasing Manhattan Island from the Indians for 60 Dutch guilders.
See full bio
(1580-1638)
Explorer
o
-
Peter O'Toole
Anti-War Activist, Film Actor, Theater Actor / 1932 -
Irish born Peter O'Toole is one of Hollywood's most highly-honored actors. He is best known for playing T.E. Lawrence in Lawrence of Arabia.
See full bio
(1932-)
Anti-War Activist, Film Actor, Theater Actor
p
-
Peter
King / 1334 - 1369
Peter the Cruel was the Spanish king of Castile and León, son an successor of Alfonso XI, best known for his vicious characteristics as a ruler.
See full bio
(1334-1369)
King
-
Peter III
Emperor / 1728 - 1762
Peter III was the Emperor of Russia for a mere six months in 1762 before he was overthrown by his wife, Catherine the Great, and assassinated in 1762.
See full bio
(1728-1762)
Emperor
r
-
Peter Mark Roget
Scholar, Physicist, Academic Author, Publisher / 1779 - 1869
British scholar and physician Peter Mark Roget was best known for publishing Roget's Thesaurus in 1852 and helping to found the University of London.
See full bio
(1779-1869)
Scholar, Physicist, Academic Author, Publisher
-
Pete Rose
Baseball Player / 1941 -
American baseball star Pete Rose established a career record for hits before earning a lifetime suspension for gambling on the sport.
See full bio
(1941-)
Baseball Player
s
-
Peter Sellers
Actor, Comedian / 1925 - 1980
British actor Peter Sellers was incredibly versatile, playing Chief Inspector Clouseau in the Pink Panther films with as much ease as Clare Quilty in Lolita.
See full bio
| Watch video
(1925-1980)
Actor, Comedian
-
Peter Shaffer
Playwright / 1926 -
Peter Shaffer is a British playwright, the author of several award-winning plays - some of which were adapted for the screen, including Five Finger Exercise.
See full bio
(1926-)
Playwright
-
Peter Singer
Philosopher, Animal Rights Activist, Children's Activist, Civil Rights Activist, Environmental Activist, Women's Rights Activist, Anti-War Activist, Academic Author / 1946 -
Peter Singer is an Australian philosopher whose work in applied ethics has led to controversial views on abortion, animal liberation and infanticide.
See full bio
(1946-)
Philosopher, Animal Rights Activist, Children's Activist, Civil Rights Activist, Environmental Activist, Women's Rights Activist, Anti-War Activist, Academic Author
t
-
Peter Tork
Guitarist, Singer / 1942 -
As a member of the Monkees, Peter Tork achieved big pop music success in the 1960s, with such hits as "Daydream Believer" and "Last Train to Clarksville."
See full bio
(1942-)
Guitarist, Singer
-
Peter Tosh
Musician / 1944 - 1987
Peter Tosh was a renowned reggae artist and founding member of the band the Wailers, which gave reggae artist Bob Marley his start.
See full bio
(1944-1987)
Musician
u
-
Peter Ustinov
Academic, Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor, Director, Radio Personality, Television Personality, Journalist, Playwright / 1921 - 2004
Peter Ustinov was an English actor, writer and director who is known for his Oscar-winning performances in Spartacus (1960) and Topkapi (1964).
See full bio
(1921-2004)
Academic, Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor, Director, Radio Personality, Television Personality, Journalist, Playwright
y
-
Peter Yarrow
Musician / 1938 -
One-third of the folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary, Peter Yarrow co-wrote and sang hits like "Puff the Magic Dragon." He is now a social and political activist.
See full bio
(1938-)
Musician
z
-
Peter Zumthor
Educator, Architect / 1943 -
Peter Zumthro is a Swiss architect who won the Pritzker Prize in 2009 and is known for his minimalist, pure aesthetic.
See full bio
(1943-)
Educator, Architect