Leading Figures in History

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

24415 persons found

Janet Jackson

b. 1966

American singer (born 1966)

Janet Leigh

b. 1927

American actress and author (1927–2004)

Janet Paraskeva

b. 1946

British government official (born 1946)

Janet Soskice

b. 1951

Canadian-born English Catholic theologian (born 1951)

Janette Husárová

b. 1974

Slovak tennis player (born 1974)

Janette Sherman

b. 1930

American physician (1930–2019)

Janez Drnovšek

b. 1950

Former President and Prime Minister of Slovenia

Janez Lapajne

b. 1967

Slovenian filmmaker (born 1967)

Jang Wooyoung

b. 1989

South Korean singer (born 1989)

Janice Lourie

b. 1930

American computer scientist

Jānis Frīdrihs Baumanis

b. 1834

Latvian architect

Jānis Lūsis

b. 1939

Latvian javelin thrower (1939–2020)

Janis Paige

American actress and singer (1922–2024)

Jānis Timma

b. 1992

Latvian basketball player (1992–2024)

Janko Bobetko

Croatian general

Janko Tipsarević

b. 1984

Serbian tennis player (born 1984)

Janne Mustonen

b. 1901

Finnish politician (1901–1964)

Janne Seurujärvi

b. 1975

Finnish politician

János Batsányi

b. 1763

Hungarian poet

János Kádár

b. 1912

Leader of Hungary from 1956 to 1988

János Starker

Hungarian-American cellist (1924–2013)

János Szlepecz

b. 1872

Slovene Roman Catholic priest, dean and writer (1872–1936)

Janric Craig, 3rd Viscount Craigavon

b. 1944

British Crossbench politician (1944–2025)

Janus, King of Cyprus

Cypriot ruler from 1398 to 1432