Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Jim Jackson (basketball)

b. 1970

American basketball player (born 1970)

Jim Jeffords

b. 1934

American politician (1934–2014)

Jim Johnson (American football)

American football player and coach (1941–2009)

Jim Johnson (baseball, born 1983)

b. 1983

American baseball player (born 1983)

Jim Jones

b. 1931

American cult leader and mass murderer (1931–1978)

Jim Jordan (Canadian politician)

b. 1928

Canadian politician (1928–2012)

Jim Kaat

b. 1938

American baseball player and analyst (born 1938)

Jim Kabia

b. 1954

English footballer

Jim Kale

b. 1943

Canadian bassist (born 1943)

Jim Keays

Scottish-Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist and harmonica-player (1946–2014)

Jim Kelly (martial artist)

b. 1946

American athlete, actor, and martial artist (1946–2013)

Jim Keltner

b. 1942

American drummer (born 1942)

Jim Kerr

b. 1959

Scottish singer and songwriter (born 1959)

Jim Konstanty

American baseball player (1917–1976)

Jim Lachey

b. 1963

American football player (born 1963)

Jim Laker

English international cricketer (1922–1986)

Jim Lange

b. 1932

American game show host and DJ (1932–2014)

Jim Lea (musician)

b. 1949

English musician (born 1949)

Jim Lee

b. 1964

Korean American artist (born 1964)

Jim Lehrer

b. 1934

American journalist and writer (1934–2020)

Jim Leighton

b. 1958

Scottish footballer (born 1958)

Jim LeRoy

United States Marine (1961–2007)

Jim Liberman

b. 1945

American racing driver (1945–1977)

Jim Lindberg

b. 1965

American singer