Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

James Cash Penney

b. 1875

American businessman (1875–1971)

James Caulfeild, 3rd Earl of Charlemont

b. 1820

British politician (1820-92)

James Chace

American historian (1931–2004)

James Chadwick

British physicist (1891–1974)

James Chance

b. 1953

American musician (1953–2024)

James Chaney

b. 1943

American civil rights activist and murder victim (1943–1964)

James Charles

b. 1999

American internet personality (born 1999)

James Charteris, 13th Earl of Wemyss

b. 1948

British peer and landowner

James Clancy Phelan

b. 1979

Australian writer

James Clarence Mangan

b. 1803

Irish poet (1803–1849)

James Clark (Jesuit)

b. 1809

American Jesuit educator (1809–1885)

James Clark McReynolds

US Supreme Court justice from 1914 to 1941

James Clavell

b. 1924

British writer and filmmaker (1921–1994)

James Clerk Maxwell

b. 1831

Scottish physicist and mathematician (1831–1879)

James Coburn

b. 1928

American actor (1928–2002)

James Collins (footballer, born 1983)

b. 1983

Welsh footballer

James Collinson

b. 1825

English painter

James Conner (American football)

b. 1995

American football player (born 1995)

James Connolly

Irish republican, trade unionist and revolutionary (1868–1916)

James Cook

b. 1728

British explorer and naval officer (1728–1779)

James Cooke Brown

b. 1921

American sociologist and novelist (1921–2000)

James Corden

b. 1978

English actor and comedian (born 1978)

James Corrigan (businessman)

b. 1846

American mining, shipping, and steel executive

James Cotton

b. 1935

American blues harmonica player and singer-songwriter (1935–2017)