Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Jamaluddin Hossain

Bangladeshi actor (1943–2024)

Jamar Beasley

b. 1979

American soccer player (born 1979)

JaMarcus Russell

b. 1985

American football player (born 1985)

Jamario Moon

b. 1980

American basketball player (born 1980)

James "J.T." Taylor

b. 1953

American singer (born 1953)

James "Sugar Boy" Crawford

b. 1934

New Orleans, US R&B musician (1934–2012)

James A. Bayard (politician, born 1767)

American lawyer and politician

James A. Garfield

President of the United States in 1881

James A. Michener

American author (1907–1997)

James A. Winnefeld Jr.

b. 1956

American defense official (born 1956)

James Abdnor

American politician

James Abercrombie (British Army officer, born 1706)

British Army officer and politician (1706–1781)

James Agate

English diarist and theatre critic (1877–1947)

James Agee

American writer (1909–1955)

James Agnew

b. 1815

Australian politician (1815–1901)

James Alan McPherson

American essayist and short-story writer

James Aldridge

b. 1918

Australian-British writer and journalist

James Alexander Calder

Canadian politician

James Algar

b. 1912

American film director (1912–1998)

James Allan (musician)

b. 1979

Scottish singer-songwriter (born 1979)

James Allan (rugby union)

New Zealand rugby player (1860–1934)

James Allen (journalist)

b. 1966

British radio/TV commentator (born 1966)

James Aloysius Hickey

American Christian leader (1920–2004)

James Anderson (cricketer)

b. 1982

English cricketer (born 1982)