Leading Figures in History

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

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Jane Arbor

b. 1903

British writer

Jane Austen

English novelist (1775–1817)

Jane Avril

b. 1868

French can-can dancer (1868–1943)

Jane Bathori

b. 1877

French mezzo-soprano (1877–1970)

Jane Birdwood, Baroness Birdwood

b. 1913

British far-right political activist

Jane Bonham Carter, Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury

b. 1957

British politician and life peer (born 1957)

Jane Bowles

American writer and playwright

Jane Byrne

b. 1933

American politician (1933–2014)

Jane Campion

b. 1954

New Zealand filmmaker (born 1954)

Jane Carr

b. 1950

British actress

Jane Connell

American actress and singer (1925–2013)

Jane Curtin

b. 1947

American actress and comedian (b. 1947)

Jane Darwell

b. 1879

American actress (1879–1967)

Jane Dornacker

American musician, entertainer, and reporter (1947–1986)

Jane Elizabeth Conklin

b. 1831

American journalist

Jane Ellison

b. 1964

British Conservative Party politician (born 1964)

Jane Fortune

American author, journalist and philanthropist

Jane Frank

American painter and sculptor (1918–1986)

Jane Froman

American actress (1907–1980)

Jane Goodall

English zoologist (1934–2025)

Jane Greer

American actress (1924–2001)

Jane Harman

b. 1945

American politician (born 1945)

Jane Heal

b. 1946

British philosopher (born 1946)

Jane Henson

b. 1934

American puppeteer (1934–2013)