Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Jean Guillou

b. 1930

French composer, organist, and pianist (1930–2019)

Jean Hagen

b. 1923

American actress (1923–1977)

Jean Hamburger

b. 1909

French physician, surgeon and essayist

Jean Hardouin

French classical scholar (1646–1729)

Jean Harlow

American actress (1911–1937)

Jean Hélion

b. 1904

French painter (1904–1987)

Jean Hérault, Baron of Gourville

b. 1625

Jean Hersholt

Danish-American actor (1886–1956)

Jean Hoerni

b. 1924

Swiss-born American engineer (1924–1997)

Jean II Le Maingre

French knight, marshal and crusader (1366–1421)

Jean Image

French filmmaker

Jean Ingelow

English poet and novelist (1820–1897)

Jean Jacques Paradis

Jean Jaurès

French Socialist leader (1859–1914)

Jean Joseph Marie Amiot

French Jesuit missionary in China (1718–1793)

Jean Jules Jusserand

French author and diplomat (1855–1932)

Jean Kahn

French Jewish community leader

Jean Kennedy Smith

American diplomat (1928–2020)

Jean Kent

b. 1921

English actress (1921–2013)

Jean Kerr

b. 1922

Irish-American author and playwright (1922–2003)

Jean Lacouture

b. 1921

French journalist, historian and author (1921–2015)

Jean Lambert

b. 1950

British politician (born 1950)

Jean Langlais

French composer (1907–1991)

Jean Lannes

Marshal of The First French Empire (1769–1809)