Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Jim O'Hora

American football player and coach (1915–2005)

Jim O'Rourke (baseball)

b. 1850

American baseball player (1850–1919)

Jim Oberstar

American politician (1934–2014)

Jim Palmer

b. 1945

American baseball player and analyst (born 1945)

Jim Paredes

b. 1951

Filipino musician (born 1951)

Jim Parks (cricketer, born 1931)

English cricketer (1931–2022)

Jim Perry (baseball)

b. 1935

American baseball player (born 1935)

Jim Perry (television personality)

b. 1933

American-Canadian television entertainer (1933–2015)

Jim Peterik

b. 1950

American rock musician and songwriter (born 1950)

Jim Pollard

b. 1922

American basketball player and coach

Jim Prentice

b. 1956

Premier of Alberta from 2014 to 2015

Jim Price (catcher)

b. 1941

American baseball player and analyst (1941–2023)

Jim Prior

b. 1927

British politician (1927–2016)

Jim Rash

b. 1971

American actor and filmmaker (born 1971)

Jim Rathmann

b. 1928

American racing driver (1928–2011)

Jim Redman

b. 1931

Zimbabwean motorcycle racer (born 1931)

Jim Reeves

American singer (1923–1964)

Jim Richards (racing driver)

b. 1947

New Zealand racing driver (born 1947)

Jim Riggleman

b. 1952

American baseball coach and manager (born 1952)

Jim Risch

b. 1943

American lawyer and politician (born 1943)

Jim Roberts (ice hockey, born 1940)

Canadian ice hockey player (1940–2015)

Jim Rodford

b. 1941

English musician (1941–2018)

Jim Rodger

b. 1933

Scottish footballer (1933–2024)

Jim Rohn

b. 1930

American motivational speaker (1930–2009)