Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Jack O'Connor (catcher)

b. 1866

American baseball player (1866–1937)

Jack O'Connor (English cricketer)

b. 1897

English cricketer

Jack O'Neill (baseball)

Irish baseball player (1873–1935)

Jack Oakie

b. 1903

American actor (1903–1978)

Jack Osbourne

b. 1985

British television personality (born 1985)

Jack Owens (singer-songwriter)

b. 1912

Musical artist

Jack Paar

b. 1918

American writer and comedian (1918–2004)

Jack Palance

American actor (1919–2006)

Jack Pardee

b. 1936

American football player and coach (1936–2013)

Jack Parsons

American rocket engineer (1914–1952)

Jack Peddie

Scottish footballer

Jack Peñate

b. 1984

English musician (born 1984)

Jack Perrin

b. 1896

American actor (1896–1967)

Jack Pickersgill

b. 1905

Canadian politician

Jack Pickford

b. 1896

Canadian-American actor (1896–1933)

Jack Pizzey

Australian politician

Jack Plotnick

b. 1968

American actor, writer, and producer

Jack Prelutsky

b. 1940

American writer of children's poetry

Jack Quaid

b. 1992

American actor (born 1992)

Jack Ramsay

American basketball coach and broadcaster (1925–2014)

Jack Reed (Rhode Island politician)

b. 1949

American politician (born 1949)

Jack Renshaw

Australian politician (1909–1987)

Jack Richards (cricketer, born 1958)

b. 1958

English cricketer (born 1958)

Jack Richardson (writer)

American dramatist