Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

John Linnell (painter)

b. 1792

British artist (1792–1882)

John List (murderer)

b. 1925

American mass murderer (1925–2008)

John Lister (philanthropist)

English politician (1847–1933)

John Lithgow

b. 1945

American actor (born 1945)

John Littlejohn (preacher)

American tradesman, preacher, and politician (1756–1836)

John Lloyd (producer)

b. 1951

British producer and writer (born 1951)

John Lloyd (tennis)

b. 1954

Tennis player and TV commentator

John Lloyd Cruz

b. 1983

Filipino actor (born 1983)

John Locke

b. 1632

English philosopher and physician (1632–1704)

John Locke (musician)

b. 1943

American keyboardist (1943–2006)

John Loder (sound engineer)

English engineer and record producer

John Lodge (musician)

b. 1943

British rock musician (1943–2025)

John Logan (writer)

b. 1961

American playwright and screenwriter (born 1961)

John Logie Baird

Scottish inventor (1888–1946)

John Lomax

b. 1867

American musicologist and folklorist (1867–1948)

John Lombardo

b. 1952

American musical artist (born 1952)

John Lone

b. 1952

American actor

John Long (basketball player)

b. 1956

American basketball player (born 1956)

John Loudon McAdam

b. 1756

Scottish engineer and road-builder (1756–1836)

John Louis Coffey

American judge (1922–2012)

John Lucas II

b. 1953

American basketball player (born 1953)

John Lumsden

Irish physician, founder of the St John Ambulance Brigade Ireland

John Lynch (1740–1820)

b. 1740

American founder of Lynchburg (1740–1820)

John Lynch (American football)

b. 1971

American football player and executive (born 1971)