Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

James I of Scotland

b. 1394

King of Scots from 1406 to 1437

James I of Urgell

Count of Urgell (1321–1347)

James II of Aragon

b. 1267

Ruler of Aragon, Valencia, Barcelona and Sicily (1267-1327)

James II of Cyprus

15th-century King of Cyprus

James II of England

King of England, Scotland and Ireland from 1685 to 1688

James II of Majorca

King of Majorca (1243–1311)

James II of Scotland

King of Scots from 1437 to 1460

James III of Majorca

King of Majorca from 1315 to 1349

James III of Scotland

King of Scots from 1460 to 1488

James III, Margrave of Baden-Hachberg

b. 1562

Margrave of Baden-Hachberg

James Irwin

American astronaut and lunar explorer (1930–1991)

James Isaac

American film director

James IV

King of Scotland from 1488 to 1513

James Ivory

b. 1928

American film director and screenwriter (born 1928)

James J. Blanchard

b. 1942

American politician (born 1942)

James J. Braddock

b. 1905

American boxer (1905–1974)

James J. Corbett

b. 1866

American boxer (1866–1933)

James J. Hill

b. 1838

American railroad promoter and financier (1838–1916)

James J. Kilpatrick

b. 1920

American journalist, writer (1920–2010)

James Jackson Putnam

b. 1846

American neurologist

James Jamerson

American bassist (1936–1983)

James Jeans

b. 1877

English physicist, astronomer, and mathematician (1877–1946)

James Jesus Angleton

Central Intelligence Agency officer (1917–1987)

James Joll

b. 1918

British historian and lecturer