Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Jacques Cazotte

b. 1719

French writer (1719–1792)

Jacques Chaban-Delmas

82nd Prime Minister of France

Jacques Chagnon

b. 1952

Canadian politician

Jacques Charles François Sturm

b. 1803

French mathematician (1803–1855)

Jacques Chirac

President of France from 1995 to 2007

Jacques Clemens

b. 1909

Dutch Catholic priest

Jacques Clément

French conspirator and assassin (1567–1589)

Jacques Cousteau

b. 1910

French oceanographer and author (1910–1997)

Jacques Curie

b. 1855

French physicist (1855–1941)

Jacques d'Adelswärd-Fersen

French writer and poet (1880–1923)

Jacques d'Allonville

b. 1671

French astronomer and mathematician (1671–1732)

Jacques d'Amboise (dancer)

b. 1934

American dancer and choreographer (1934–2021)

Jacques Davy Duperron

b. 1556

French politician and cardinal (1556–1618)

Jacques de Bourbon-Busset

b. 1912

French novelist, essayist and politician

Jacques de Flesselles

French politician (1730–1789)

Jacques Delille

b. 1738

French Poet

Jacques Delors

b. 1925

French politician (1925–2023)

Jacques Demers

b. 1944

Canadian Ice Hockey Coach and Politician

Jacques Demy

b. 1931

French film director (1931–1990)

Jacques Deray

French film director and screenwriter (1929–2003)

Jacques Derrida

b. 1930

French philosopher (1930–2004)

Jacques Dufilho

French actor

Jacques Duphly

French harpsichordist and composer

Jacques Ellul

French anarchist philosopher (1912–1994)