Leading Figures in History

Discover the people who shaped our world — from rulers and scientists to artists and activists.

62247 persons found

J. A. Jance

b. 1944

American writer

J. Alden Weir

b. 1852

American painter (1852–1919)

J. Allen Hynek

b. 1910

American astronomer and ufologist (1910–1986)

J. Anthony Lukas

American journalist and author

J. B. Bury

Anglo-Irish historian and classical scholar (1861–1927)

J. B. Fuqua

b. 1918

American businessman

J. B. Jeyaretnam

Singaporean politician

J. B. Kripalani

b. 1888

Indian politician (1888-1982)

J. B. Lenoir

American blues guitarist/singer-songwriter (1929–1967)

J. B. Priestley

English writer (1894–1984)

J. B. S. Haldane

b. 1892

Geneticist and evolutionary biologist (1892–1964)

J. Bernlef

Dutch writer and translator (1937–2012)

J. Bruce Ismay

English businessman (1862–1937)

J. C. Bailey

American professional wrestler

J. C. MacKenzie

b. 1970

Canadian actor (b. 1970)

J. C. Snead

b. 1940

American professional golfer (1940–2025)

J. Christopher Stevens

American diplomat and lawyer (1960-2012)

J. Clyde Mitchell

b. 1918

British sociologist and anthropologist

J. Craig Venter

b. 1946

American geneticist (1946–2026)

J. D. Bernal

b. 1901

Irish scientist, pioneer of X-ray crystallography in biology (1901–1971)

J. D. Hayworth

b. 1958

American television host and politician (born 1958)

J. D. Martinez

b. 1987

American baseball player (born 1987)

J. D. McDuffie

American racing driver (1938–1991)

J. D. Pardo

b. 1980

American actor