Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Jan Heylen

b. 1980

Belgian racing driver (born 1980)

Jan Hlaváč

b. 1976

Czech ice hockey player

Jan Hooks

b. 1957

American actress and comedian (1957–2014)

Jan Hus

Czech theologian, philosopher, and martyr (c. 1369–1415)

Jan IV of Pernštejn

b. 1487

Moravian-Bohemian nobleman

Jan Janssen

b. 1940

Dutch cyclist (born 1940)

Jan Johansson (jazz musician)

Swedish jazz pianist (1931–1968)

Jan Josef Ignác Brentner

b. 1689

Jan Kaplický

b. 1937

Czech architect

Jan Karol Chodkiewicz

Polish–Lithuanian military leader (c. 1561 – 1621)

Jan Karski

b. 1914

Polish World War II resistance movement fighter

Jan Keizer (referee)

b. 1940

Dutch football referee (1940–2024)

Jan Kinder

b. 1944

Norwegian ice hockey player

Jan Kochanowski

Polish Renaissance poet (1530–1584)

Jan Köstering

b. 1997

German politician (born 1997)

Jan Křesadlo

Czech psychologist (1926–1995)

Jan Kromkamp

b. 1980

Dutch football manager (born 1980)

Jan Kubelík

b. 1880

Czech violinist and composer (1880–1940)

Jan Kulczyk

b. 1950

Polish businessman (1950–2015)

Jan Lammers

b. 1956

Dutch racing driver (born 1956)

Jan Łaski (1456–1531)

Polish nobleman (1456–1531)

Jan Laštůvka

b. 1982

Czech footballer (born 1982)

Jan Lindblad

b. 1932

Swedish naturalist, writer, photographer, filmmaker and whistler (1932–1987)

Jan Magnussen

b. 1973

Danish racing driver (born 1973)