Leading Figures in History

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

24408 persons found

John Jensen

b. 1965

Danish footballer (born 1965)

John Jewel

b. 1522

English clergyman (1522–1571)

John Joel Glanton

American outlaw and soldier (1819–1850)

John Johnson (architect, born 1732)

b. 1732

English architect (1732–1814)

John Jones Ross

Premier of Quebec from 1884 to 1887

John K. Singlaub

b. 1921

American major general in United States Army (1921–2022)

John Karlen

b. 1933

American actor (1933–2020)

John Kasich

b. 1952

American politician and author (born 1952)

John Kay (flying shuttle)

b. 1704

British inventor

John Keel

American journalist and UFOlogist (1930–2009)

John Kenneth Galbraith

Canadian-American economist and diplomat (1908–2006)

John Kneubuhl

b. 1920

American screenwriter (1920–1992)

John Knowles Paine

American composer (1839–1906)

John Komnenos Vatatzes

12th-century Byzantine general

John Konrads

b. 1942

Australian swimmer (1942–2021)

John Kuck

b. 1905

American track and field athlete

John Kundla

b. 1916

American basketball player and coach (1916–2017)

John L. Leal

b. 1858

American public health physician (1858–1914)

John La Montaine

American pianist and composer (1920–2013)

John Labatt

Canadian businessman (1838–1915)

John Lanchbery

b. 1923

Australian operatic conductor and composer

John Law (economist)

b. 1671

Scottish-French economist and financier (1671–1729)

John Law (sociologist)

b. 1946

British sociologist (born 1946)

John Le Lievre

b. 1956

English squash player (1956–2021)