Leading Figures in History

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

24415 persons found

Jaki Byard

b. 1922

American jazz musician (1922–1999)

Jakob Bernays

German philologist and philosophical writer (1824–1881)

Jakob Butturff

b. 1994

American ten-pin bowler (born 1994)

Jakob Ehrlich

Jakob Linzbach

Estonian linguist

Jakobus ("James"), Count of Lichtenberg

b. 1416

Jakub Štěpánek

b. 1986

Czech professional ice hockey goaltender (born 1986)

Jakucho Setouchi

b. 1922

Japanese Buddhist nun and author (1922–2021)

Jalaluddin Surkh-Posh Bukhari

South Asian Sufi saint (1190 – 1295)

Jalen Suggs

b. 2001

American basketball player (born 2001)

Jamaal Magloire

b. 1978

Canadian basketball player (born 1978)

Jamaal Wilkes

b. 1953

American basketball player (born 1953)

Jamaica Kincaid

b. 1949

Antiguan-American writer (born 1949)

Jamal Idris

b. 1990

Australian rugby league footballer

Jamario Moon

b. 1980

American basketball player (born 1980)

James A. Winnefeld Jr.

b. 1956

American defense official (born 1956)

James Abdnor

American politician

James Abercrombie (British Army officer, born 1706)

British Army officer and politician (1706–1781)

James Agate

English diarist and theatre critic (1877–1947)

James Agee

American writer (1909–1955)

James Aldridge

b. 1918

Australian-British writer and journalist

James Algar

b. 1912

American film director (1912–1998)

James Anthony Bailey

b. 1847

American circus proprietor (1847–1906)

James Anthony Froude

b. 1818

English historian, novelist and biographer (1818–1894)