Peter Beard

American photographer and writer (1938–2020)

Person human Q925857

Facts

27 properties

Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[18]
Date of birth: January 22, 1938
Date of death: 2020
Place of birth: New York City
Place of death: Camp Hero State Park
Country of citizenship: United States^[13]
Occupation: photographer, journalist, socialite, writer, fashion photographer, film actor, cinematographer^[14]^[15]
Educated at: Pomfret School, Yale University^[16]^[17]
Father: Anson McCook Beard^[11]
Spouse: Cheryl Tiegs^[12]
Official website: www.peterbeard.com^[21]
Work location: Africa^[22]
Languages spoken, written or signed: English^[25]
Artist files at: Smithsonian American Art and Portrait Gallery Library^[32]
Copyright representative: reproduction right represented by CISAC-member^[29]
Copyright status as a creator: works protected by copyrights^[31]
Described by source: Peter Beard, Wildlife Photographer on the Wild Side, Dies at 82^[24]
Family name: Beard^[19]
Given name: Peter^[20]
Has works in the collection: Photography Collection^[30]
Manner of death: pending investigation^[23]
Name in native language: Peter Beard^[26]
Number of children: +1^[27]

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On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject New York Public Library^[28]
P14750: BC89-E36B-0C3F-EDC9-1052
Place of burial: Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Catholic Cemetery^[10]

🏷️ Also known as

en Peter Beard en Peter Hill Beard ar بيتر بيرد cs Peter Hill Beard de Peter Hill Beard fa پیتر بیرد he פיטר בירד it Peter Hill Beard ja ピーター・ビアード ru Питер Бирд sv Peter Beard

🔖 Identifiers · 56

ISNI: 0000000118779196
VIAF cluster ID: 73890018
Library of Congress authority ID: n87892249
GND ID: 119178397
Image (Wikimedia Commons): Peter Hill Beard beach photo Marcio Scavone b.jpg ↗
ADAGP artist ID: peter-beard-66546
AbART person ID: 165631
AdoroCinema person ID: 833130
Africultures person ID: 24588
Artists of the World ID: 10111168
AskArt person ID: 11014901
BIBSYS ID: 90967281

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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 121394920
CONOR.SI ID: 244514915
CiNii Research ID: 1140845216495172736
DACS ID (former): 8ea67dd2-cfa4-e111-90fa-000c29e811b2
DDB person (GND) ID: 119178397
Danish National Filmography person ID: 248220
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID: 119178397
Discogs artist ID: 2327028
FAST ID: 223197
Film.ru person ID: piter-bird
Find a Grave memorial ID: 211729727
FotoCH photographer ID: 27083
Freebase ID: /m/07nbrb
Geni.com profile ID: 6000000015853515071
IMDb ID: nm0063923
IdRef ID: 029855993
Invaluable.com person ID: j68k0eiigu
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID: 119178397
Kinobox person ID: 837101
Koha Kütüphane ID: 339820
Le Delarge artist ID: 20403_artiste_BEARD_Peter
Libris-URI: 53hlrddp568t32z
Luminous-Lint ID: Peter_Hill__Beard
MYmovies person ID: 16772
NACSIS-CAT author ID: DA04884541
NDL Authority ID: 00432627
NL CR AUT ID: xx0142027
NUKAT ID: n2003037003
National Library of Israel J9U ID: 987007422332005171
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID: 17304221X
Perlentaucher ID: peter-beard
Photographers' Identities Catalog ID: 16843
Prabook ID: 1718012
RKDartists ID: 216669
SBN author ID: TO0V402922
SELIBR ID: 343551
SNAC ARK ID: w6rr2khr
Tabakalera ID: 117530
Treccani ID: peter-hill-beard
Union List of Artist Names ID: 500386487
WikiTree person ID: Beard-4369
WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJxWQjrwYPPbJVwmd4Cfbd
Yale LUX ID: person/ec0e3c5f-2439-4600-a82f-5f653159544c
ČSFD person ID: 420166

🔗 Connections

Occupation 6

writer, journalist, photographer, cinematographer, socialite, film actor

Country of citizenship 1

United States

Educated at 1

Yale University

Given name 1

Peter

Instance of 1

human

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

English

Place of birth 1

New York City

Place of death 1

Camp Hero State Park

Sex or gender 1

male

Spouse 1

Cheryl Tiegs

Spouses 1

Cheryl Tiegs

Work location 1

Africa

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Summary

Peter Beard was born on January 22, 1938^[1], in New York City^[2]. He died in 2020^[3] in Camp Hero State Park^[4]. He worked as a photographer^[5], journalist^[6], socialite^[7], writer^[8], and fashion photographer^[9].

FAQs

Where was Peter Beard born?

Peter Beard's place of birth was New York City^[2].

Where did Peter Beard die?

Peter Beard passed away in Camp Hero State Park^[4].

Who were Peter Beard's parents?

Peter Beard's father was Anson McCook Beard^[11].

Who was Peter Beard married to?

Peter Beard's spouses include Cheryl Tiegs^[12].

What did Peter Beard do for work?

Peter Beard worked as a photographer^[5], journalist^[6], socialite^[7], writer^[8], and fashion photographer^[9].

Where did Peter Beard go to school?

Peter Beard was educated at Pomfret School^[16] and Yale University^[17].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Peter Beard — place of birth (P19): New York City. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Peter Beard — place of death (P20): Camp Hero State Park. El País. Retrieved 2020-04-20. elpais.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Peter Beard — sex or gender (P21): male. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Peter Beard — father (P22): Anson McCook Beard. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Peter Beard — spouse (P26): Cheryl Tiegs. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Peter Beard — country of citizenship (P27): United States. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Peter Beard — educated at (P69): Pomfret School. Retrieved 2021-03-04. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Peter Beard — educated at (P69): Yale University. Retrieved 2019-07-08. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Peter Beard — occupation (P106): photographer. The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved 2021-04-01. cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Peter Beard — occupation (P106): journalist. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Peter Beard — occupation (P106): socialite. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Peter Beard — occupation (P106): writer. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Peter Beard — occupation (P106): fashion photographer. lemonde.fr. Retrieved 2020-04-21. lemonde.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Peter Beard — occupation (P106): film actor. IMDb. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Peter Beard — occupation (P106): cinematographer. IMDb. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Peter Beard — place of burial (P119): Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Catholic Cemetery. Find a Grave. Retrieved 2024-11-14. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Peter Beard — date of birth (P569): January 22, 1938. SNAC. Retrieved 2017-10-09. cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Peter Beard — date of death (P570): 2020. El País. Retrieved 2020-04-20. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Peter Beard — family name (P734): Beard. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Peter Beard — given name (P735): Peter. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2015-08-14. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Peter Beard — official website (P856): http://www.peterbeard.com. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Peter Beard — work location (P937): Africa. lemonde.fr. Retrieved 2020-04-21. lemonde.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Peter Beard — manner of death (P1196): pending investigation. revistavanityfair.es. Retrieved 2020-04-20. revistavanityfair.es. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Peter Beard — described by source (P1343): Peter Beard, Wildlife Photographer on the Wild Side, Dies at 82. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Peter Beard — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): English. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Peter Beard — name in native language (P1559): Peter Beard. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Peter Beard — number of children (P1971): 1. wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ Peter Beard — on focus list of Wikimedia project (P5008): WikiProject New York Public Library. wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ Peter Beard — copyright representative (P6275): reproduction right represented by CISAC-member. ADAGP directory. Retrieved 2019-12-25. wikidata.org.
[30] ↑ Peter Beard — has works in the collection (P6379): Photography Collection. wikidata.org.
[31] ↑ Peter Beard — copyright status as a creator (P7763): works protected by copyrights. Retrieved 2020-07-23. wikidata.org.
[32] ↑ Peter Beard — artist files at (P9493): Smithsonian American Art and Portrait Gallery Library. library.si.edu. library.si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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11w ago · Uschoen · 2026-08-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗

FotoCH photographer ID → 27083

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Work location → Africa

Manner of death → pending investigation

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Family name → Beard

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