Leading Figures in History

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

24408 persons found

John Griffin, 4th Baron Howard de Walden

British Army officer, politician and peer

John Gunby

American planter and soldier (1745–1807)

John Gunther

American journalist (1901–1970)

John Gwynne (commentator)

British sports commentator and columnist (1945–2022)

John H. Balsley

b. 1823

Inventor

John H. Sununu

b. 1939

American politician (born 1939)

John H. Wood Jr.

American federal judge (1916–1979)

John Habgood

b. 1927

Archbishop of York from 1983 to 1995

John Hadley

b. 1682

English mathematician (1682–1744)

John Hale (minister)

American Puritan minister

John Hampden

English politician and military officer (1595–1643)

John Hannah (actor)

b. 1962

Scottish actor (born 1962)

John Hanning Speke

b. 1827

English explorer and army officer (1827–1864)

John Harlin

b. 1935

American mountaineer (1935–1966)

John Harsanyi

b. 1920

Hungarian-American economist and philosopher (1920–2000)

John Hart (New Jersey politician)

American Founding Father and politician

John Harvard (politician)

b. 1938

Canadian politician (1938–2016)

John Hastings, 2nd Earl of Pembroke

English nobleman and soldier (1347–1375)

John Hathorne

Merchant and magistrate (1641–1717)

John Havlicek

American basketball player (1940–2019)

John Hay

American statesman (1838–1905)

John Hayes (British politician)

b. 1958

British politician (born 1958)

John Haynes (governor)

b. 1594

English politician (1594–1653/4)

John Hayward (historian)