Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

John Alexander Douglas McCurdy

b. 1886

20th-century Canadian aviator; Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia (1947–52)

John Alexander MacPherson

b. 1833

Australian politician (1833–1894)

John Alexander Moore

b. 1915

John Allen Muhammad

American spree killer (1960–2009)

John Alton

American-Hungarian cinematographer (1901–1996)

John Alvbåge

b. 1982

Swedish footballer (born 1982)

John Amabile (American football)

b. 1939

American football player, scout, and coach (1939–2012)

John Ambrose Fleming

British electrical engineer and physicist (1849–1945)

John Amis

b. 1922

British writer

John Amos

American actor (1939–2024)

John Amos Comenius

Czech teacher, educator, philosopher and writer (1592–1670)

John Anderson (actor)

b. 1922

American actor (1922–1992)

John Anderson (discus thrower)

b. 1907

American discus thrower (1907–1948)

John Anderson (television personality)

Scottish television personality, teacher and coach (1931–2024)

John Anderson Jr.

American politician (1917–2014)

John André

b. 1750

British Army officer (1750–1780)

John Anthony Kaiser

20th-century American Catholic priest and missionary

John Anthony Sydney Ritson

b. 1887

British Lions & England international rugby union player

John Anthony Walker

American spy for Soviet Union

John Arbuthnot

b. 1667

Scottish physician, satirist and polymath in London (1667–1735)

John Archibald Campbell

b. 1811

US Supreme Court justice from 1853 to 1861

John Archibald Wheeler

b. 1911

American theoretical physicist (1911–2008)

John Argyris

b. 1913

Greek pioneer of computer applications

John Argyropoulos

15th-century Greek scholar