Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

John V, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg

Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg

John Vachon

b. 1914

American photographer (1914–1975)

John Van Druten

b. 1901

English actor and playwright (1901–1957)

John van Melle

Dutch-born South African writer (1887–1953)

John Van Ryn

b. 1905

American tennis player

John Vanbiesbrouck

b. 1963

American ice hockey player (born 1963)

John Varley (author)

b. 1947

American science fiction author (1947–2025)

John Vasconcellos

American politician

John Venn

b. 1834

English logician and philosopher (1834–1923)

John Verity

b. 1949

English guitarist and singer

John Verran

Australian politician (1856–1932)

John VI Kantakouzenos

Byzantine emperor from 1347 to 1354

John Vianney

b. 1786

French Catholic priest and saint (1786–1859)

John Victor Murra

Ukrainian-American anthropologist (1916–2006)

John VII of Nassau-Siegen

German count and military theorist (1561–1623)

John VII Palaiologos

Byzantine emperor in 1390

John VII, Count of Nassau-Siegen

b. 1561

German count and military theorist (1561–1623)

John VIII of Constantinople

Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1064 to 1075

John VIII Palaiologos

Byzantine emperor from 1425 to 1448

John Vincent Atanasoff

American computer pioneer (1903–1995)

John Vivian Dacie

b. 1912

British haematologist (1912–2005)

John Vorster

South African politician (1915–1983)

John W. Campbell

b. 1910

American science fiction writer and editor (1910–1971)

John W. Dower

b. 1938

American historian (born 1938)