Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose

Scottish nobleman and soldier (1612–1650)

James Gray (British politician)

b. 1954

British politician

James Gregory (actor)

American actor (1911–2002)

James Gunn

b. 1966

American filmmaker (born 1966)

James Gurney

b. 1958

American illustrator and novelist

James H. Billington

b. 1929

American author (1929–2018)

James H. Harvey

b. 1923

American Tuskegee Airman fighter pilot (born 1923)

James H. Kindelberger

b. 1895

American businessman (1895–1962)

James H. Pomerene

b. 1920

American computer scientist

James H. Wilkinson

b. 1919

English mathematician and computer scientist

James Hahn

b. 1950

American lawyer and politician

James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton

b. 1606

Scottish nobleman and military leader (1606–1649)

James Hamilton, 3rd Duke of Abercorn

British peer (1869–1953)

James Hamilton, 4th Duke of Hamilton

Scottish army officer, politician, courtier and diplomat (1658–1712)

James Harcourt

b. 1873

English actor (1873–1951)

James Harden

b. 1989

American basketball player (born 1989)

James Hargreaves

English inventor of the Spinning Jenny

James Harrington (author)

English political theorist (1611–1677)

James Harrington (Yorkist knight)

Member of the Parliament of England

James Harrison (American football)

b. 1978

American football player (born 1978)

James Harrison (engineer)

Scottish Victorian politician and engineer (1816 – 1893)

James Heckman

b. 1944

American economist (born 1944)

James Hennessy (diplomat)

b. 1923

British diplomat and public servant (1923–2024)

James Henry Breasted

b. 1865

American archaeologist, Egyptologist and historian (1865–1935)