Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Jurgis Baltrušaitis

b. 1873

Lithuanian poet (1897–1944)

Jüri Arrak

b. 1936

Estonian artist (1936–2022)

Jüri Jaakson

Estonian statesman (1870–1942)

Jüri Jaanson

b. 1965

Estonian rower and politician

Jüri Järvet

b. 1919

Estonian actor (1919–1995)

Jüri Lossmann

Estonian long-distance runner

Juri Lotman

Estonian-Russian semiotician, literary scholar

Jüri Luik

b. 1966

Estonian diplomat and politician

Jüri Raidla

b. 1957

Estonian lawyer (born 1957)

Jüri Randviir

b. 1927

Estonian chess player and journalist

Jüri Ratas

b. 1978

18th Prime Minister of Estonia (born 1978)

Jüri Vilms

Estonian politician (1889–1918)

Jüri Vips

b. 2000

Estonian racing driver (born 2000)

Jurij Brězan

b. 1916

German writer

Jurij Vega

Slovene mathematician, physicist, and artillery officer

Juris Alunāns

Latvian writer and philologist (1832-1864)

Juris Umbraško

b. 1979

Latvian basketball player and coach

Jurnee Smollett

b. 1986

American actress (born 1986)

Jurriaan Schrofer

Dutch graphic designer

Jurrick Juliana

b. 1984

Dutch footballer (born 1984)

Juscelino Kubitschek

President of Brazil from 1956 to 1961

Jussi Adler-Olsen

b. 1950

Danish crime fiction writer

Jussi Björling

Swedish tenor (1911–1960)

Jussi Kekkonen

b. 1910

Finnish major and CEO (1910–1962)