Leading Figures in History

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

24415 persons found

Jacques Feyder

Belgian actor, screenwriter and film director

Jacques Freitag

b. 1982

South African high jumper (1982–2024)

Jacques Genest

b. 1919

Jacques Goddet

b. 1905

French sports journalist

Jacques Hébert (Canadian politician)

b. 1923

Canadian politician from Quebec

Jacques Heim

b. 1899

French fashion designer (1899–1967)

Jacques Hélian

b. 1912

French orchestra conductor

Jacques Henri Lartigue

b. 1894

French photographer (1894–1986)

Jacques Lelong

b. 1665

French bibliographer

Jacques Marie Eugène Godefroy Cavaignac

b. 1853

French politician (1853–1905)

Jacques Marquette

17th-century French Jesuit missionary and explorer in North America

Jacques Miquelon

Canadian politician (1911–2004)

Jacques Monod

French biochemist (1910–1976)

Jacques Offenbach

b. 1819

German-born French composer (1819–1880)

Jacques Parizeau

Premier of Quebec from 1994 to 1996

Jacques Pellegrin

b. 1873

French zoologist (1873–1944)

Jacques Philippe Marie Binet

French mathematician, physicist and astronomer (1786-1856)

Jacques Presser

Dutch historian, writer and poet (1899–1970)

Jacques Rogge

b. 1942

President of the IOC from 2001 to 2013

Jacques Rosenbaum

b. 1878

Estonian architect

Jacques Rougeau

b. 1960

Canadian professional wrestler (born 1960)

Jacques Roumain

b. 1907

Haitian writer and politician (1907–1944)

Jacques Saly

French sculptor (1717–1776)

Jacques Santer

b. 1937

Luxembourgish and European Union politician (born 1937)