Leading Figures in History

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

24419 persons found

Izidor Kürschner

b. 1885

Hungarian football player and coach

Izold Pustõlnik

Estonian astronomer

Iztok Mlakar

b. 1961

Musical artist

Izumi Sakai

Japanese singer (1967–2007)

Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri

b. 1942

6th Vice president of Iraq

J Balvin

b. 1985

Colombian singer (born 1985)

J. Allen Hynek

b. 1910

American astronomer and ufologist (1910–1986)

J. Anthony Lukas

American journalist and author

J. B. Bury

Anglo-Irish historian and classical scholar (1861–1927)

J. B. Fuqua

b. 1918

American businessman

J. B. Lenoir

American blues guitarist/singer-songwriter (1929–1967)

J. Clyde Mitchell

b. 1918

British sociologist and anthropologist

J. D. Bernal

b. 1901

Irish scientist, pioneer of X-ray crystallography in biology (1901–1971)

J. E. B. Stuart

Confederate cavalry general (1833–1864)

J. E. H. MacDonald

b. 1873

English-Canadian artist

J. Edgar Hoover

American law enforcement administrator (1895–1972)

J. F. Ade Ajayi

b. 1929

Nigerian historian (1929–2014)

J. F. Coleman

United States Marine Corps officer

J. F. Oberlin

Alsatian pastor and philanthropist (1740–1826)

J. F. Powers

American writer (1917–1999)

J. Fred Coots

b. 1897

American songwriter (1897–1985)

J. Fred Duckett

American sports journalist (1933–2007)

J. G. Ballard

English writer (1930–2009)

J. H. C. Whitehead

British mathematician (1904–1960)