Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

James Jones (author)

American author (1921–1977)

James Jones (basketball, born 1980)

b. 1980

American basketball executive and former player (born 1980)

James Jones (bishop)

b. 1948

Church of England bishop (born 1948)

James Joseph Sweeney

American prelate

James Joseph Sylvester

b. 1814

English mathematician (1814–1897)

James Juvenal

American Olympic rower (1874–1942)

James K. Baxter

New Zealand poet (1926–1972)

James K. Polk

President of the United States from 1845 to 1849

James K. Woolnough

b. 1910

United States Army general

James Keelaghan

b. 1959

Canadian folk singer-songwriter (born 1959)

James Kelleher

Canadian politician

James Kelman

b. 1946

Scottish writer (born 1946)

James Kennedy (social psychologist)

b. 1950

American social psychologist

James Kent (chef)

American chef (1979–2024)

James Kinley

Lieutenant governor of Nova Scotia from 1994 to 2000

James Kirke Paulding

b. 1778

American government official (1778–1860)

James Kirkwood Jr.

b. 1924

American playwright and actor (1924–1989)

James Komack

b. 1930

American television producer, director, screenwriter, and actor (1924–1997)

James Kwalia

b. 1984

Qatari-Kenyan long-distance runner (born 1984)

James L. Brooks

b. 1940

American filmmaker (born 1940)

James L. Greenfield

b. 1924

American journalist and government official (1924–2024)

James L. Stone

United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1922–2012)

James LaBrie

b. 1963

Canadian singer (born 1963)

James Lafferty

b. 1985

American actor (born 1985)