Leading Figures in History

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

24408 persons found

John Hutton, Baron Hutton of Furness

b. 1955

British Labour politician (born 1955)

John I Albert

King of Poland from 1492 to 1501

John I of Aragon

King of Aragon from 1387 to 1396

John I of Brienne, Count of Eu

Nobleman (1246-1294)

John I of Cyprus

13th century King of Cyprus and Jerusalem

John I, Count of Hainaut

b. 1218

Count of Hainaut from 1246 to 1257

John I, Duke of Brabant

Duke of Brabant (1252/53 – 1294)

John II of Aragon

b. 1398

King of Aragon from 1458 to 1479

John II of Cyprus

b. 1418

King of Cyprus from 1432 to 1458

John II of France

b. 1319

King of France from 1350 to 1364

John III of Navarre

King of Navarre from 1484 to 1516

John III of Portugal

b. 1502

King of Portugal from 1521 to 1557

John III of the Palatinate

b. 1488

48th Archbishop of Regensburg

John III Sobieski

Ruler of Poland–Lithuania from 1674 to 1696

John III, Count of Nassau-Siegen

German count (d. 1430)

John III, Duke of Brittany

Duke of Brittany from 1312 to 1341

John Illsley

b. 1949

English musician

John Inman

b. 1935

English actor (1935–2007)

John Ireland (composer)

British composer and music teacher (1879–1962)

John Isner

b. 1985

American tennis player (born 1985)

John IV, Duke of Brabant

Duke of Brabant (1403–1427)

John Jacob Abel

b. 1857

American biochemist and pharmacologist (1857–1938)

John James Audubon

b. 1785

French-American ornithologist (1785–1851)

John Jay

American Founding Father (1745–1829)