Leading Figures in History

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

24411 persons found

Jill Murphy

b. 1949

British author and illustrator (1949–2021)

Jill Paton Walsh

b. 1937

English author (1937–2020)

Jim Backus

American actor (1913–1989)

Jim Bacon (politician)

b. 1950

Australian politician and 41st Premier of Tasmania

Jim Baen

American science fiction publisher and editor

Jim Bailey (American football)

b. 1948

American football player (born 1948)

Jim Barker (politician)

American politician (1935–2005)

Jim Beattie (baseball)

b. 1954

American baseball player (born 1954)

Jim Belushi

b. 1954

American actor and comedian (born 1954)

Jim Bolger

b. 1935

Prime Minister of New Zealand from 1990 to 1997

Jim Bottomley

b. 1900

American baseball player and manager (1900–1959)

Jim Breuer

b. 1967

American actor and comedian (born 1967)

Jim Broadbent

b. 1949

British actor (born 1949)

Jim Brosnan

American baseball player (1929–2014)

Jim Brown

American football player and actor (1936–2023)

Jim Burke (cricketer)

b. 1930

Australian cricketer

Jim Calhoun

b. 1942

American basketball player and coach (born 1942)

Jim Corbett

Anglo-Indian hunter, naturalist and author (1875–1955)

Jim Craig (ice hockey)

b. 1957

American ice hockey goaltender

Jim Davis (actor)

American actor (1909–1981)

Jim Devine

b. 1953

British politician (born 1953)

Jim Dine

b. 1935

American artist (born 1935)

Jim Dobbin

b. 1941

British politician (1941–2014)

Jim Douglas

b. 1951

80th governor of Vermont (born 1951)