Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Jonathan Hyde

b. 1948

British-Australian actor (born 1948)

Jonathan I. Schwartz

b. 1965

American businessman

Jonathan Idema

b. 1956

American mercenary and criminal (1956–2012)

Jonathan Isaac

b. 1997

American basketball player (born 1997)

Jonathan Joss

American actor and musician (1965–2025)

Jonathan Kellerman

b. 1949

American novelist

Jonathan Kite

b. 1979

American actor

Jonathan Kozol

b. 1936

American activist and educator

Jonathan Kuminga

b. 2002

Congolese basketball player (born 2002)

Jonathan LaPaglia

b. 1969

Australian actor (born 1969)

Jonathan Lewis (American football)

b. 1984

American football player (born 1984)

Jonathan Lipnicki

b. 1990

American actor (born 1990)

Jonathan Littell

b. 1967

American-French writer

Jonathan Lucroy

b. 1986

American baseball player (born 1986)

Jonathan M. Wainwright (general)

b. 1883

American WWII army general captured by Japanese

Jonathan Majors

b. 1989

American actor (born 1989)

Jonathan Mann (physician)

b. 1947

American WHO administrator (1947–1998)

Jonathan Mayhew

American Congregational minister

Jonathan Miller

b. 1934

English theatre director (1934–2019)

Jonathan Monaghan

b. 1986

American animator and artist

Jonathan Motzfeldt

b. 1938

Prime Minister of Greenland (1979–1991; 1997–2002)

Jonathan Ogden

b. 1974

American football player (born 1974)

Jonathan Owens

b. 1995

American football player (born 1995)

Jonathan P. Jackson

Black Panther Party member who attacked a California courtroom (1953–1970)