Biographies
Biographies is a category for works that tell the life stories of real people, highlighting their experiences, achievements, and historical significance. It includes both full-length accounts and shorter profiles written to inform and engage readers.
Peter Matić
Peter Matić: Austrian actor and voice artist (1937–2019)
Peter Matthiessen
Peter Matthiessen: novelist, naturalist, and wilderness writer
Peter Maxwell Davies
Peter Mayer
Peter Mayer (publisher)
Peter Mayhew
Peter Mayhew (1944–2019)
Peter McNamara
Peter McNamara: Australian tennis player and coach
Peter Nicholls (writer)
Peter Nicholls — Australian science fiction critic and encyclopedia editor
Peter Norman
Peter Norman — Australian sprinter and 1968 Olympic silver medallist
Peter Novick
Peter Novick: American historian on objectivity and Holocaust memory
Peter Orlovsky
Peter Orlovsky (1933–2010): Beat poet, performer and partner of Allen Ginsberg
Peter Osgood
Peter Osgood: Chelsea striker and England international
Peter Ouwens
Pieter Antonie Ouwens (1849–1922): Dutch zoologist who described the Komodo dragon
Peter Paul Rubens
Peter Paul Rubens: Flemish Baroque Master and Diplomat
Peter Powell (kite maker)
Peter Preston
Peter Preston — British editor, journalist and author
Peter Reid
Peter Reid — English footballer and manager
Peter Schidlof
Peter Schidlof — British violist and founding member of the Amadeus Quartet
Peter Schiff
Peter Schiff (American investor, commentator and podcast host)
Peter Schreier
Peter Schreier: German tenor and conductor
Peter Schutz
Peter Schutz: German‑American Businessman and Porsche CEO (1930–2017)
Peter Scoones
Peter Scoones — British Underwater Cameraman
Peter Scott
Peter Scott (1909–1989): British ornithologist, conservationist and painter
Peter Sculthorpe
Peter Sculthorpe — Australian composer inspired by landscape and Indigenous themes
Peter Sellers (broadcaster)
Peter Sellers (New Zealand sports broadcaster)
Peter Serafinowicz
Peter Shotton
Peter Shotton: Childhood Friend and Memoirist of John Lennon
Peter Skellern
Peter Skellern: English singer-songwriter and pianist
Peter Skipper
Peter Skipper (1958–2019)
Peter Stuyvesant
Peter Stuyvesant: Last Director-General of New Netherland
Peter Svidler
Peter Svidler — Russian chess grandmaster and six-time national champion
Peter Tali Coleman
Peter Tali Coleman (1919–1997)
Peter Tapsell (British politician)
Peter Temple
Peter Temple — South Africa–born Australian crime writer
Peter Temple-Morris
Peter Temple-Morris, Baron Temple-Morris
Peter Thompson
Peter Thompson (English footballer, 1942–2018)
Peter Thomson (golfer)
Peter Thomson — Australian five-time Open Championship winner
Peter Toogood
Peter Toogood (1930–2019) — Australian amateur golfer
Peter Travers
Peter Travers — American film critic
Peter Ueberroth
American sports executive and businessman; organized the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, served as MLB Commissioner (1984–1989), and chaired the U.S. Olympic Committee until 2008.
Peter Underwood
Peter Underwood (1937–2014): Australian jurist and Governor of Tasmania
Peter Ustinov
Peter van der Merwe
Peter van de Merwe (1942–2016)
Peter van Gestel
Peter van Gestel (1937–2019) — Dutch author of children's and literary fiction
Peter Walker (cricketer, born 1936)
Peter Warburton
Peter Egerton Warburton (1813–1889) — Australian explorer and public servant
Peter Weibel (cyclist)
Peter Weibel (German cyclist)
Peter Wells (director)
Peter Wells (1950–2019): New Zealand writer, filmmaker and cultural historian
Peter Whittingham
Peter Whittingham — English central midfielder (1984–2020)