Leading Figures in History

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

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Jim Towers

English footballer

Jim Trenton

b. 1953

American radio broadcaster

Jim Unger

British-Canadian cartoonist (1937–2012)

Jim Valvano

American basketball player, coach, and broadcaster (1946–1993)

Jim Varney

b. 1949

American actor and comedian (1949–2000)

Jim Wacker

American football player, coach, and administrator (1937–2003)

Jim Wallace, Baron Wallace of Tankerness

b. 1954

Scottish politician (1954–2026)

Jim Wallwork

b. 1919

British soldier, D-Day glider pilot (1919-2013)

Jim Weaver (athletic director)

American football player and coach, college athletics administrator (1945–2015)

Jim Wong-Chu

Canadian writer

Jim Wright

American politician (1922–2015)

Jimeno Garcés

King of Pamplona from 925 to 932/3

Jimi Hendrix

American guitarist (1942–1970)

Jimi Jamison

b. 1951

American singer (1951–2014)

Jimin

b. 1995

South Korean singer (born 1995)

Jimmie Dale Gilmore

b. 1945

American country singer

Jimmie Davis

b. 1899

American singer, songwriter, and 47th Governor of Louisiana (1899–2000)

Jimmie Foxx

American baseball player (1907–1967)

Jimmie Guthrie

b. 1897

Scottish motorcycle racer

Jimmie Johnson

b. 1975

American racing driver (born 1975)

Jimmie Lunceford

b. 1902

American jazz musician (1902–1947)

Jimmie Nicol

b. 1939

English drummer (born 1939)

Jimmie Rodgers

American country singer (1897–1933)

Jimmie Rodgers (pop singer)

b. 1933

American singer (1933–2021)