Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Jim Clyburn

b. 1940

American politician (born 1940)

Jim Command

American baseball player (1928-2014)

Jim Corbett

Anglo-Indian hunter, naturalist and author (1875–1955)

Jim Cornette

b. 1961

American professional wrestling personality (born 1961)

Jim Corr

b. 1964

Irish musician (born 1964)

Jim Courier

b. 1970

American tennis player (born 1970)

Jim Craig (ice hockey)

b. 1957

American ice hockey goaltender

Jim Croce

American singer-songwriter (1943–1973)

Jim Cummings

b. 1952

American voice actor (born 1952)

Jim Dale

b. 1935

British actor, singer, songwriter (born 1935)

Jim Davis (actor)

American actor (1909–1981)

Jim Davis (cartoonist)

b. 1945

American cartoonist (born 1945)

Jim DeMint

b. 1951

American politician (born 1951)

Jim Devine

b. 1953

British politician (born 1953)

Jim Diamond (singer)

b. 1951

Scottish singer-songwriter (1951–2015)

Jim Dine

b. 1935

American artist (born 1935)

Jim Dobbin

b. 1941

British politician (1941–2014)

Jim Doughan

b. 1959

American actor, teacher and writer

Jim Douglas

b. 1951

80th governor of Vermont (born 1951)

Jim Edgar

b. 1946

American politician (1946–2025)

Jim Edmonds

b. 1970

American baseball player (born 1970)

Jim Elliot

b. 1927

American Christian missionary (1927–1956)

Jim Fairchild

b. 1973

American guitarist and singer-songwriter

Jim Fanning

American-Canadian baseball player, manager, and executive (1927–2015)