Leading Figures in History

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

24415 persons found

Jacques Santini

b. 1952

French football manager (born 1952)

Jacques Viger (mayor)

b. 1787

First mayor of Montreal, Québec, Canada

Jacques Villon

French painter (1875–1963)

Jacques Widerkehr

b. 1759

French composer

Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval

b. 1851

French physician and physicist (1851-1940)

Jacques-Louis Lions

b. 1928

French mathematician (1928–2001)

Jacquetta of Luxembourg

15th-century noble

Jadakiss

b. 1975

American rapper (born 1975)

Jade Bailey (athlete)

b. 1983

Barbadian sprinter (born 1983)

Jade Cargill

b. 1992

American professional wrestler (born 1992)

Jaden Smith

b. 1998

American rapper and actor (born 1998)

Jadranka Kosor

b. 1953

Prime Minister of Croatia from 2009 to 2011

Jadranka Stojaković

Musical artist

Jadunath Sarkar

Indian historian (1870-1958)

Jadwiga Łuszczewska

b. 1834

Polish poet and novelist (1834–1908)

Jadwiga of Poland

b. 1373

Monarch of Poland from 1384 to 1399

Jadwiga Staniszkis

b. 1942

Polish sociologist (1942–2024)

Jae Crowder

b. 1990

American basketball player (born 1990)

Jagat Gosain

Empress Consort of Mughal Emperor Jahangir

Jagdish Mali

Indian fashion photographer

Jagjit Singh Lyallpuri

Indian politician (1917–2013)

Jagjivan Ram

Indian independence activist and politician (1908–1986)

Jagmohan Dalmiya

b. 1940

Indian cricket administrator

Jahanara Imam

Bangladeshi writer and political activist