Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Jeffrey Leonard

b. 1955

American baseball player (born 1955)

Jeffrey O'Connell

b. 1928

American academic (1928–2013)

Jeffrey Sachs

b. 1954

American economist (born 1954)

Jeffrey Stone

American actor (1926–2012)

Jeffrey Tambor

b. 1944

American actor (born 1944)

Jeffrey Walker (director)

b. 1982

Australian director and actor (born 1982)

Jehad Al-Hussain

b. 1982

Syrian footballer (born 1982)

Jehan de Lescurel

14th-century medieval French composer

Jehyve Floyd

b. 1997

American basketball player (born 1997)

Jeison Murillo

b. 1992

Colombian footballer (born 1992)

Jeļena Ostapenko

b. 1997

Latvian tennis player (born 1997)

Jelle Zijlstra

b. 1918

Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 1966 to 1967

Jello Biafra

b. 1958

American singer and activist (born 1958)

Jelly Roll Morton

American ragtime and jazz musician (1885–1941)

Jem (singer)

b. 1975

Welsh singer, songwriter, and record producer (born 1975)

Jem Finer

b. 1955

English musician (born 1955)

Jemerson

b. 1992

Brazilian footballer (born 1992)

Jen Beattie

b. 1991

Scottish footballer (born 1991)

Jencarlos Canela

b. 1988

American actor (born 1988)

Jenji Kohan

b. 1969

American television writer, producer, and director

Jenn Colella

b. 1974

American actress and singer

Jenna Blasman

b. 1993

Canadian snowboarder (born 1993)

Jenna Coleman

b. 1986

British actress (born 1986)

Jenna Davis

b. 2004

American actress and singer (born 2004)