Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

James Larkin White

Discoverer of Carlsbad Caverns

James Last

b. 1929

German composer and big band leader (1929–2015)

James Lawson (activist)

American activist (1928–2024)

James Lawton Collins Jr.

b. 1917

United States Army officer (1917–2002)

James Lesure

b. 1971

American actor (born 1970)

James Levine

b. 1943

American conductor and pianist (1943–2021)

James Lick

b. 1796

American businessman and piano builder (1796–1876)

James Lipton

b. 1926

American writer, actor, and host (1926–2020)

James Lofton

b. 1956

American football player and coach (born 1956)

James Loney

b. 1984

American baseball player (born 1984)

James Lovell (politician)

b. 1737

American Founding Father and politician

James Lovelock

b. 1919

English scientist (1919–2022)

James Luisi

b. 1928

American actor (1928–2002)

James Luther Adams

American theologian and minister

James M. Buchanan

b. 1919

American economist and Nobel Laureate (1919–2013)

James M. Cain

b. 1892

American writer (1892–1977)

James M. Cox

American politician (1870–1957)

James M. McPherson

b. 1936

American historian (born 1936)

James MacArthur

American actor and recording artist (1937–2010)

James MacGregor Burns

American historian and political scientist (1918–2014)

James Mackay, Baron Mackay of Clashfern

b. 1927

British advocate (born 1927)

James Mackintosh

Scottish jurist, Whig politician and Whig historian

James MacMillan

b. 1959

Scottish composer and conductor

James Madison

Founding Father, U.S. president from 1809 to 1817