Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Jan Vertonghen

b. 1987

Belgian footballer (born 1987)

Jan Veselý

b. 1990

Czech basketball player (born 1990)

Jan Werich

Czech actor, playwright, and writer (1905–1980)

Jan Wolkers

Dutch sculptor and writer (1925–2007)

Jan Wouters

b. 1960

Dutch footballer and manager (born 1960)

Jan Zach

b. 1699

Czech composer, violinist and organist

Jan Železný

b. 1966

Czech javelin thrower

Jan Žižka

Czech military commander (1360–1424)

Jan Zrzavý

b. 1890

Czech artist (1890–1977)

Jan-Berry Burger

b. 1981

Namibian cricketer (born 1981)

Jan-Michael Vincent

b. 1944

American actor (1944–2019)

Jan-Ove Waldner

b. 1965

Swedish table tennis player

Jan-Paul Saeijs

b. 1978

Dutch footballer

Jana Andrsová

b. 1939

Czech ballerina and actress (1939–2023)

Jana Čepelová

b. 1993

Slovak tennis player (born 1993)

Jana Henke

b. 1973

German swimmer (born 1973)

Jana Macurová

b. 1978

Czech tennis player

Jana Novotná

b. 1968

Czech tennis player (1968–2017)

Jana Pittman

b. 1982

Australian hurdler and bobsledder

Janalynn Castelino

b. 1998

Italian-Indian singer and songwriter (born 1998)

Jancis Robinson

b. 1950

British journalist

Jane Addams

American reformer (1860–1935)

Jane Alexander

b. 1939

American-Canadian actress (born 1939)

Jane Amsterdam

b. 1951

American magazine and newspaper editor (born 1951)