Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

James Pickens Jr.

b. 1954

American actor (born 1954)

James Pradier

b. 1790

Swiss-French sculptor (1790–1852)

James Prescott Joule

English physicist (1818–1889)

James Prinsep

b. 1799

English scholar, orientalist and antiquary(1799–1840)

James Purefoy

b. 1964

British actor (born 1964)

James Quesada

b. 1953

James R. Browning

American judge (1918–2012)

James R. Grover Jr.

American politician

James R. Houck

James R. Thompson Jr.

Deputy Administrator of NASA

James Rainwater

American physicist

James Randi

b. 1928

Canadian-American magician and skeptic (1928–2020)

James Rector

b. 1884

American athlete

James Reilly (Irish politician)

b. 1955

Irish former politician (born 1955)

James Reston

b. 1909

American journalist and newspaper editor (1909–1995)

James Reyne

b. 1957

Musical artist

James Rizzi

b. 1950

American painter (1950–2011)

James Robert Baker

b. 1946

American author (1947–1997)

James Robertson Justice

b. 1907

British actor (1907–1975)

James Robinson Risner

US Air Force general (1925–2013)

James Rodríguez

b. 1991

Colombian footballer (born 1991)

James Rolfe

b. 1980

American YouTuber (born 1980)

James Roosevelt

American general, businessman, and politician (1907–1991)

James Roosevelt Bayley

b. 1814

American Catholic bishop (1814–1877)