Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Jack Riewoldt

b. 1988

Australian rules footballer (born 1988)

Jack Riley (actor)

American actor (1935–2016)

Jack Rowley

b. 1920

English footballer

Jack Rule Jr.

b. 1938

American golfer (born 1938)

Jack Russell (cricketer, born 1887)

b. 1887

English cricketer (1887–1961)

Jack Russell (cricketer, born 1963)

b. 1963

English cricketer

Jack Russell (priest)

British priest

Jack Ryder (cricketer)

b. 1889

Australian cricketer (1889–1977)

Jack Sanford

b. 1929

American baseball player (1929–2000)

Jack Scalia

b. 1950

American actor (born 1950)

Jack Sharkey

Lithuanian-American boxer

Jack Shea (director)

American television director (1928–2013)

Jack Shepherd (actor)

b. 1940

English actor, playwright and theatre director (1940–2025)

Jack Sikma

b. 1955

American basketball player-coach

Jack Sinagra

American politician (1950–2013)

Jack Soo

b. 1917

American actor (1917–1979)

Jack Spring

American baseball player (1933–2015)

Jack Steinberger

b. 1921

German-American physicist, Nobel laureate (1921–2020)

Jack Stewart (ice hockey)

Canadian ice hockey player (1917–1983)

Jack Straw

b. 1946

British politician (born 1946)

Jack Swigert

b. 1931

American astronaut and politician (1931–1982)

Jack Tatum

American football player (1948–2010)

Jack Taylor (referee)

b. 1930

English association football referee

Jack Teagarden

b. 1905

American jazz trombonist and singer (1905–1964)