Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Jacqueline Auriol

b. 1917

French aviator (1917–2000)

Jacqueline Bisset

b. 1944

British actress (born 1944)

Jacqueline Boyer

b. 1941

French singer and actress (born 1941)

Jacqueline Brookes

American actress, acting teacher

Jacqueline Cako

b. 1991

American tennis player

Jacqueline Ceballos

b. 1925

American feminist and activist (born 1925)

Jacqueline Cochran

American aviator and businesswoman (1906–1980)

Jacqueline Comerre-Paton

b. 1859

French painter

Jacqueline de Ribes

b. 1929

French aristocrat and fashion icon (1929–2025)

Jacqueline du Pré

British cellist (1945–1987)

Jacqueline Fernandez

b. 1985

Sri Lankan actress (born 1985)

Jacqueline Harpman

Belgian writer (1929–2012)

Jacqueline Hewitt

b. 1958

American astrophysicist

Jacqueline Jones

b. 1948

American historian

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis

First Lady of the United States from 1961 to 1963

Jacqueline McGlade

b. 1955

British-born Canadian marine biologist and environmental informatics professor

Jacqueline McKenzie

b. 1967

Australian actress

Jacqueline Obradors

b. 1966

American actress (born 1966)

Jacqueline Pascal

b. 1625

French poet and nun (1625–1661)

Jacqueline Susann

b. 1918

American novelist and actress (1918–1974)

Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut

b. 1401

Countess of Hainaut, Holland and Zeeland

Jacquemine Charrott Lodwidge

b. 1919

British bookseller (1919–2012)

Jacques Amyot

b. 1513

French bishop and scholar (1513–1593)

Jacques Andreani

French diplomat