Leading Figures in History

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

24415 persons found

Jamie Hepburn

b. 1979

Scottish politician (born 1979)

Jamie Kennedy

b. 1970

American actor and comedian (born 1970)

Jamie McMurray

b. 1976

American racing driver (born 1976)

Jamie Oliver

b. 1975

English chef and restaurateur (born 1975)

Jamie Porter

b. 1993

English cricketer

Jamie Redknapp

b. 1973

English footballer (born 1973)

Jamie Salé

b. 1977

Canadian pair skater (born 1977)

Jamie-Lynn Sigler

b. 1981

American actress (born 1981)

Jamil Azzaoui

b. 1961

Musical artist

Jamil Jalibi

b. 1929

Pakistani scholar and linguist (1929–2019)

Jamsetji Tata

Indian industrialist (1839–1904)

Jamshid al-Kashi

Persian astronomer and mathematician (c. 1380–1429)

Jamshid Amouzegar

b. 1923

Prime Minister of Iran from 1977 to 1978

Jan A. P. Kaczmarek

Polish composer (1953–2024)

Jan Bens

Dutch footballer (1921–2012)

Jan Boeckhorst

German-born Flemish Baroque painter and draughtsman (c. 1604–1668)

Jan Brzechwa

Polish poet, author, and lawyer (1898–1966)

Jan Crouch

American religious broadcaster

Jan de Hartog

b. 1914

Dutch playwright and novelist (1914–2002)

Jan Dymitr Solikowski

Polish archbishop

Jan Francisci

b. 1691

Slovak organist and composer

Jan Frans De Boever

Belgian Symbolist painter

Jan Hammer

b. 1948

Czech-American musician (born 1948)

Jan Hein Donner

b. 1927

Dutch chess grandmaster (1927–1988)