Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Jake Virtanen

b. 1996

Canadian ice hockey player

Jake Wood

b. 1972

English actor (born 1972)

Jake Zyrus

b. 1993

Filipino singer (born 1992)

Jaki Byard

b. 1922

American jazz musician (1922–1999)

Jakko Jan Leeuwangh

b. 1972

Dutch speed skater

Jakob Arjouni

b. 1964

German author (1964–2013)

Jakob Bernays

German philologist and philosophical writer (1824–1881)

Jakob Butturff

b. 1994

American ten-pin bowler (born 1994)

Jakob Ehrlich

Jakob Haibel

b. 1762

Jakob Hurt

b. 1839

Estonian ethnologist, folklorist and linguist

Jakob Linzbach

Estonian linguist

Jakob Mändmets

b. 1871

Estonian writer and journalist

Jakob Pöltl

b. 1995

Austrian basketball player (born 1995)

Jakob Rosanes

b. 1842

German mathematician and chess player

Jakob Schaffner

Swiss novelist (1875–1944)

Jakob Silfverberg

b. 1990

Swedish ice hockey player (born 1990)

Jakob Streit

b. 1910

Swiss writer, teacher and anthroposophist (1910–2009)

Jakob Wimpfeling

b. 1450

Renaissance humanist and theologian (1450-1528)

Jakobus ("James"), Count of Lichtenberg

b. 1416

Jakov Gotovac

Croatian composer

Jakub Bart-Ćišinski

b. 1856

Sorbian writer (1856–1909)

Jakub Dvorský

b. 1978

Czech game developer

Jakub Kosecki

b. 1990

Polish footballer (born 1990)