Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Jeanne Córdova

b. 1948

American writer

Jeanne Crain

b. 1925

American actress (1925–2003)

Jeanne d'Albret

Queen of Navarre from 1555 to 1572

Jeanne de Jussie

Genevan nun and writer (1503–1561)

Jeanne Demessieux

Musical artist

Jeanne Eagels

American actress (1890-1929)

Jeanne Guyon

French mystic and writer (1648–1717)

Jeanne Jugan

b. 1792

French religious sister

Jeanne Julie Éléonore de Lespinasse

b. 1732

French salon-holder, writer (1732–1779)

Jeanne Mance

17th-century French nurse and settler in Quebec, New France

Jeanne Moreau

French actress, singer, screenwriter, director and socialite (1928–2017)

Jeanne Sauvé

b. 1922

Governor General of Canada from 1984 to 1990

Jeanne Tripplehorn

b. 1963

American actress

Jeanne Zelasko

b. 1966

Baseball announcer (born 1966)

Jeanne-Elisabeth Chaudet

French artist (died 1832)

Jeannette Rankin

First woman elected to U.S. Congress (1880–1973)

Jeannie Berlin

b. 1949

American actress and screenwriter (born 1949)

Jeannie C. Riley

b. 1945

American country music and gospel singer (born 1945)

Jeannie Epper

American stuntwoman and actress (1941–2024)

Jeannie Haddaway-Riccio

b. 1977

American politician

Jeannie Seely

b. 1940

American singer (1940–2025)

Jeb Hensarling

b. 1957

American politician (born 1957)

Jeb Stuart Magruder

b. 1934

American businessman and political operative (1934–2014)

Jed Lowrie

b. 1984

American baseball player (born 1984)