Leading Figures in History

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

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James Dunn (actor)

b. 1901

American actor (1901–1967)

James Durbin

British statistician and econometrician

James Duval

b. 1972

American actor (born 1972)

James Dyson

b. 1947

British inventor and businessman (born 1947)

James E. Akins

American diplomat (1926–2010)

James E. Brewton

American painter and printmaker (1930–1967)

James E. Davis (New York politician)

American politician (1962–2003)

James E. Faust

b. 1920

American Latter-day Saint religious leader

James E. Ferguson

b. 1871

American banker and politician (1871–1944)

James E. Gunn

b. 1923

American science fiction author (1923–2020)

James E. Rogers (attorney)

American entrepreneur and former attorney

James E. Talmage

b. 1862

Religious leader and academic

James Earl Jones

American actor (1931–2024)

James Earl Ray

Killer of Martin Luther King Jr. (1928–1998)

James Eberle

b. 1927

Royal Navy Admiral (1927–2018)

James Edson White

b. 1849

American book publisher

James Edwin Campbell (poet)

b. 1867

African-American poet (1867–1896)

James Elliott Coyne

b. 1910

2nd governor of the Bank of Canada

James Ellison (motorcyclist)

b. 1980

British motorcycle racer (born 1980)

James Elphinston

British linguist

James Elroy Flecker

b. 1884

British poet

James Emanuel

American poet (1921–2013)

James F. Byrnes

b. 1879

American politician (1882–1972)

James F. Hinkle

b. 1864

6th Governor of New Mexico