Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

John Peltz

b. 1861

American baseball player (1861–1906)

John Penry

Welsh protestant martyr (1563–1593)

John Perdue

b. 1950

American politician

John Perry Barlow

b. 1947

American poet, essayist, and cattle rancher (1947–2018)

John Petrucci

b. 1967

American guitarist (born 1967)

John Philip Holland

Irish-American marine engineer (1841–1914)

John Philip Sousa

b. 1854

American composer and conductor (1854–1932)

John Phillip Law

b. 1937

American actor (1937–2008)

John Phillips (musician)

b. 1935

American musician (1935–2001)

John Picacio

b. 1969

American artist (born 1969)

John Pilger

b. 1939

Australian journalist (1939–2023)

John Pitcairn

British military officer (1722–1775)

John Pitts (Catholic scholar)

English Roman Catholic scholar and writer

John Pleshette

b. 1942

American actor and screenwriter (born 1942)

John Podhoretz

b. 1961

American writer (born 1961)

John Polkinghorne

b. 1930

English physicist and priest (1930–2021)

John Popham (judge)

English judge and politician (died 1607)

John Pople

b. 1925

British theoretical chemist (1925–2004)

John Postgate (microbiologist)

b. 1922

English microbiologist (1922–2014)

John Potter (bishop)

Archbishop of Canterbury from 1737 to 1747

John Powell (discus thrower)

b. 1947

American athlete (1947–2022)

John Power (musician)

b. 1967

English singer-songwriter

John Prescott

b. 1938

Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007

John Price (cricketer, born 1937)

b. 1937