Pierre Bezukhov | |
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War and Peace character | |
Created by | Leo Tolstoy |
Portrayed by | Henry Fonda Sergei Bondarchuk Anthony Hopkins Alexander Beyer Paul Dano Dave Malloy Luke Holloway David Abeles Scott Stangland Josh Groban Okieriete Onaodowan Declan Bennett |
In-universe information | |
Full name | Pyotr Kirillovich Bezukhov |
Nickname | Pierre |
Gender | Male |
Title | Count |
Family | Kirill Bezukhov (father) |
Spouse | Hélène Kuragina (first wife) Natasha Rostova (second wife) |
Children | Masha, Lisa, Petya, and another girl |
Nationality | Russian |
Count[1] Pyotr "Pierre" Kirillovich Bezukhov[2] (/bɛ.zjuːˈkɒv/; Russian: Пьер Безу́хов, Пётр Кири́ллович Безу́хов) is the fictional protagonist of Leo Tolstoy's 1869 novel War and Peace. He is the favourite out of several illegitimate sons of the wealthy nobleman Count Kirill Vladimirovich Bezukhov, one of the richest people in the Russian Empire. Pierre is best friends with Andrei Bolkonsky. Tolstoy based Pierre, more than any other War and Peace character, on himself.[3]