Famous People with Name Piri

Piri Reis            Origin/Culture/Country: Turkish

Piri Reis: was an Ottoman-Turkish admiral, geographer and cartographer born between 1465 and 1470 in Gallipoli on the Aegean coast of Turkey.Piri began to serve in the Ottoman navy when he was young, in 1481, following his uncle Kemal Reis, a well-known seafarer of the time. He participated in many years of fighting against Spanish, Genoese and Venetian navies, including the First Battle of Lepanto (Battle of Zonchio) in 1499 and Second Battle of Lepanto (Battle of Modon) in 1500. When his uncle Kemal Reis died in 1511, Piri returned to Gallipoli and began to write his book Kitab-i Bahriye (Book of Navigation). In 1513 he produced his first world map, based on some 20 older maps and charts which he had collected,

Piri Awahou Tihou Weepu            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Piri Awahou Tihou Weepu: is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. He plays scrum-half for the All Blacks on international level, Wellington Lions in the National Provincial Championship and the Hurricanes in the Super 14. He first won national honours against Wales in 2004. In 20