Leading Figures in History

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

24411 persons found

Jeongjong, 10th monarch of Goryeo

King of Goryeo from 1034 to 1046

Jeph Jacques

b. 1980

Comic author and illustrator

Jeppiaar

Indian politician and educationist (1931–2016)

Jeralean Talley

b. 1899

American supercentenarian (1899–2015)

Jere Lehtinen

b. 1973

Finnish ice hockey player

Jeremiah J. Rodell

United States Air Force general

Jeremiah Markland

English classical scholar

Jeremy Abbott

b. 1985

American figure skater (born 1985)

Jeremy Bates (tennis)

b. 1962

British tennis player (born 1962)

Jeremy Bentham

English philosopher and jurist (1748–1832)

Jeremy Browne, 11th Marquess of Sligo

b. 1939

Anglo-Irish hereditary peer (1939–2014)

Jeremy Coney

b. 1952

New Zealand cricketer (born 1952)

Jeremy Cooke

b. 1949

British judge (born 1949)

Jeremy Corbyn

b. 1949

British politician (born 1949)

Jérémy Doku

b. 2002

Belgian footballer (born 2002)

Jeremy Hardie

b. 1938

British economist and businessman (born 1938)

Jeremy Hawkins

b. 1993

New Zealand rugby league footballer

Jeremy Kyle

b. 1965

English radio and television presenter

Jeremy Lamb

b. 1992

American basketball player (born 1992)

Jeremy Maclin

b. 1988

American football player (born 1988)

Jeremy Mayfield

b. 1969

American racing driver (born 1969)

Jeremy Paxman

b. 1950

English retired journalist, author and broadcaster (born 1950)

Jeremy Powers

b. 1983

American professional racing cyclist (born 1983)

Jeremy Sowers

b. 1983

American baseball player and executive (born 1983)