Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Jean Coutu (pharmacist)

b. 1927

Canadian pharmacist and businessman

Jean Couzy

French mountain climber (1923–1958)

Jean Craighead George

b. 1919

American writer (1919–2012)

Jean Cras

b. 1879

French composer and naval officer (1879–1932)

Jean Crotti

b. 1878

French painter

Jean d'Ormesson

b. 1925

French novelist, writer and public figure (1925–2017)

Jean Dalrymple

b. 1902

American dramatist (1902–1998)

Jean Daniel

b. 1920

French journalist and author (1920–2020)

Jean Daniélou

b. 1905

French Jesuit theologian and cardinal (1905–1974)

Jean Danjou

French Foreign Legion officer (1828–1863)

Jean Darling

b. 1922

American child actress and writer (1922–2015)

Jean Daurat

French poet and scholar (1508–1588)

Jean Dausset

French immunologist (1916–2009)

Jean de Brunhoff

French artist and writer

Jean de Carrouges

French knight (late 1330s – 1396)

Jean de La Bruyère

b. 1645

French philosopher and moralist (1645–1696)

Jean de La Fontaine

b. 1621

French fabulist and poet (1621–1695)

Jean de Quen

French Jesuit missionary

Jean de Thévenot

b. 1633

French traveller in the East, linguist and botanist (1633–1667)

Jean de Vienne

14th-century French general and naval officer

Jean Delannoy

French actor and film director (1908–2008)

Jean Denis Attiret

b. 1702

French painter

Jean Deslauriers

Canadian conductor, violinist, and composer

Jean Desmarets

French writer and dramatist