Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Jacques Rosenbaum

b. 1878

Estonian architect

Jacques Rougeau

b. 1960

Canadian professional wrestler (born 1960)

Jacques Roumain

b. 1907

Haitian writer and politician (1907–1944)

Jacques Saly

French sculptor (1717–1776)

Jacques Santer

b. 1937

Luxembourgish and European Union politician (born 1937)

Jacques Santini

b. 1952

French football manager (born 1952)

Jacques Sirmond

French scholar and Jesuit (1559–1651)

Jacques Soustelle

French politician

Jacques Swaters

b. 1926

Belgian racing driver (1926–2010)

Jacques Tati

b. 1907

French filmmaker and actor (1907–1982)

Jacques Tits

b. 1930

Belgian mathematician (1930–2021)

Jacques Vaché

b. 1895

French poet (1895–1919)

Jacques Vallée

b. 1939

French computer scientist and ufologist (born 1939)

Jacques Viger (mayor)

b. 1787

First mayor of Montreal, Québec, Canada

Jacques Villeneuve (racing driver, born 1953)

b. 1953

Canadian racing driver (born 1953)

Jacques Villon

French painter (1875–1963)

Jacques Widerkehr

b. 1759

French composer

Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval

b. 1851

French physician and physicist (1851-1940)

Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet

b. 1627

French bishop and theologian (1627–1704)

Jacques-Germain Soufflot

b. 1713

French architect (1713–1780) in the international circle that introduced neoclassicism

Jacques-Louis David

b. 1748

French painter (1748–1825)

Jacques-Louis Lions

b. 1928

French mathematician (1928–2001)

Jacques-Martin Hotteterre

b. 1673

French composer and flautist (1674–1763)

Jacques-Yvan Morin

b. 1931

Canadian law professor and politician (1931–2023)