Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

John Hoagland

b. 1947

American photojournalist and war correspondent

John Hockenberry

b. 1956

American journalist and author (born 1956)

John Hodges (cricketer)

b. 1855

Australian cricketer (1855–1933)

John Hodgman

b. 1971

American author, actor, and humorist (born 1971)

John Hodiak

b. 1914

American actor (1914–1955)

John Holland (basketball)

b. 1988

American Puerto Rican basketball player (born 1988)

John Holland, 1st Duke of Exeter

English nobleman (c. 1352–1400)

John Holland, 2nd Duke of Exeter

English nobleman and admiral (1395–1447)

John Hollander

American poet and literary critic (1929–2013)

John Holmes (actor)

b. 1944

American pornographic actor (1944–1988)

John Holt (cricketer)

b. 1923

West Indian cricketer

John Holt (singer)

Jamaican reggae singer (1947–2014)

John Hopcroft

b. 1939

American computer scientist (born 1939)

John Hope (meteorologist)

American meteorologist, hurricane specialist for The Weather Channel (1919-2002)

John Hopfield

b. 1933

American scientist (born 1933)

John Horgan

Premier of British Columbia from 2017 to 2022

John Horgan (academic)

b. 1940

Irish politician and academic (born 1940)

John Horlock

b. 1928

British academic

John Horsley (actor)

b. 1921

English actor (1920–2014)

John Hospers

b. 1918

American philosopher and politician (1918–2011)

John Houghton (martyr)

English Carthusian hermit and Catholic martyr

John Houseman

b. 1902

British-American theatre and film producer, actor, and teacher (1902–1988)

John Howard

b. 1939

Prime Minister of Australia from 1996 to 2007

John Howard Griffin

American journalist (1920–1980)