Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Jacobo Zabludovsky

Mexican journalist (1928–2015)

Jacobus Arminius

b. 1560

Dutch theologian (1560–1609)

Jacobus Gallus

b. 1550

Slovene Renaissance composer

Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff

b. 1852

Dutch physical and organic chemist (1852–1911)

Jacobus Kapteyn

Dutch astronomer (1851–1922)

Jacobus P. Thijsse

b. 1865

Dutch conservationist

Jacoby Ellsbury

b. 1983

American baseball player (born 1983)

Jacoby Ford

b. 1987

American gridiron football player (born 1987)

Jacoby Jones

b. 1984

American football player (1984–2024)

Jacoby Shaddix

b. 1976

American musician (born 1976)

Jacopo della Quercia

Italian sculptor (c. 1374–1438)

Jacopo Melani

b. 1623

Italian composer and violinist

Jacopo Peri

b. 1561

Italian composer and singer (1561–1633)

Jacopo Piccolomini-Ammannati

Italian cardinal and humanist

Jacopo Riccati

b. 1676

Italian mathematician (1676–1754)

Jacopo Sadoleto

b. 1477

Italian cardinal (1477–1547)

Jacopo Salviati

b. 1461

Politician (1461–1533)

Jacopo Sannazaro

b. 1458

Italian poet

Jacopo Sansovino

b. 1486

Italian architect and sculptor (1486–1570)

Jacopo Tiepolo

Doge of Venice from 1229 to 1249

Jacopo Zabarella

b. 1533

Italian philosopher

Jacque Fresco

American futurist (1916–2017)

Jacque Jones

b. 1975

American baseball player (born 1975)

Jacqueline Audry

French film director (1908–1977)