Leading Figures in History

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

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John Storey (politician)

b. 1869

20th Premier of New South Wales

John Story (martyr)

English politician and Roman Catholic martyr (1504–1571)

John Stourton, 1st Baron Stourton

b. 1400

Member of the Parliament of England

John Strasberg

b. 1941

American actor

John Stroger

b. 1929

American politician

John Strype

b. 1643

English clergyman, historian and biographer (1643–1737)

John Stuart (actor)

b. 1898

Scottish actor (1898–1979)

John Stuart Mill

b. 1806

English philosopher and author (1806–1873)

John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute

b. 1713

Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1762 to 1763

John Sullivan (writer)

English television scriptwriter (1946–2011)

John Sumner (director)

b. 1924

English-born director

John Sutton (rugby league)

b. 1984

Australian rugby league footballer

John Sutton V

English noble (1380–1406)

John Sutton, 1st Baron Dudley

15th-century English nobleman and royal councillor

John Swainson

American politician

John Swinton of Kimmerghame

b. 1925

British Army officer (1925–2018)

John Sykes

b. 1959

British guitarist (1959–2024)

John Symes (cricketer)

English cricketer

John T. Flynn

b. 1882

American journalist (1882–1964)

John T. Riedl

American computer scientist

John T. Scopes

b. 1900

American schoolteacher and Scopes Trial figure (1900–1970)

John T. Walton

Vietnam war veteran and a son of Walmart founder (1946–2005)

John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury

15th-century English nobleman and military officer

John Talbot, 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury

English nobleman and soldier (1413–1460)