Leading Figures in History

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

24419 persons found

J. H. Elliott

b. 1930

British historian and Hispanist (1930–2022)

J. Hans D. Jensen

b. 1907

German physicist (1907–1973)

J. I. Rodale

Publisher and author

J. J. Abrams

b. 1966

American filmmaker (born 1966)

J. J. Barea

b. 1984

Puerto Rican basketball player (born 1984)

J. J. Dillon

b. 1942

American professional wrestler and manager

J. L. Wilkinson

b. 1878

American sports executive

J. Lawton Collins

b. 1896

United States Army general

J. M. Barrie

b. 1860

Scottish novelist and playwright (1860–1937)

J. Meade Falkner

b. 1858

English novelist and poet

J. Merrill Knapp

b. 1914

American musicologist and academic

J. Michael Kosterlitz

b. 1943

British physicist

J. P. Donleavy

b. 1926

Novelist, playwright, essayist

J. P. Karliak

b. 1981

American actor (born 1980 or 1981)

J. P. Morgan

b. 1837

American financier, banker, and art collector (1837–1913)

J. Paul Getty

American industrialist (1892–1976)

J. Quinn Brisben

American poet (1934–2012)

J. R. Fitzpatrick

b. 1988

Canadian stock car racing driver

J. R. P. Suriyapperuma

b. 1928

Sri Lankan politician (1928–2025)

J. R. Simplot

American businessman

J. R. Williams

Canadian cartoonist

J. Robert Oppenheimer

b. 1904

American theoretical physicist (1904–1967)

J. T. Hearne

English cricketer

J. Vernon McGee

b. 1904

Christian minister (1904–1988)