Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Jonathan Crombie

b. 1966

Canadian actor and voice actor

Jonathan D. Spence

b. 1936

English-born American historian (1936–2021)

Jonathan Daniels

American Episcopal seminarian and civil rights activist

Jonathan Davies (rugby, born 1962)

b. 1962

Sports broadcaster, former international rugby union and league footballer

Jonathan Dawson

Australian academic and filmmaker (1941–2013)

Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris

b. 1957

American filmmakers

Jonathan de Guzmán

b. 1987

Dutch association football player

Jonathan Demme

American filmmaker (1944–2017)

Jonathan Dimbleby

b. 1944

British television presenter and journalist (born 1944)

Jonathan dos Santos

b. 1990

Mexican footballer (born 1990)

Jonathan Edwards (musician)

b. 1946

American singer-songwriter (born 1946)

Jonathan Edwards (theologian)

b. 1703

American preacher and philosopher (1703–1758)

Jonathan Edwards (triple jumper)

b. 1966

English triple jumper (born 1966)

Jonathan Fellows-Smith

South African cricketer and rugby union player

Jonathan Fenby

b. 1942

British newspaper editor (born 1942)

Jonathan Fox (swimmer)

b. 1991

British Paralympic swimmer

Jonathan Frakes

b. 1952

American actor and director (born 1952)

Jonathan Franzen

b. 1959

American writer (born 1959)

Jonathan Gold

American food critic (1960–2018)

Jonathan Goldsmith

b. 1938

American character actor (born 1938)

Jonathan H. Turner

b. 1942

American sociologist (born 1942)

Jonathan Hardy

New Zealand actor (1940–2012)

Jonathan Harris

American character actor (1914–2002)

Jonathan Huberdeau

b. 1993

Canadian ice hockey player (born 1993)