Leading Figures in History

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

24408 persons found

Jon Schofield (canoeist)

b. 1985

British canoeist

Jón Sigurðsson

b. 1811

Leader of the 19th-century Icelandic independence movement (1811–1879)

Jon Stanhope

b. 1951

Australian politician

Jon Trickett

b. 1950

British Labour politician (born 1950)

Jon Vickers

Canadian opera singer

Jonah Lomu

b. 1975

New Zealand rugby union player (1975–2015)

Jonas Alströmer

Swedish agriculture and industry pioneer (1685–1761)

Jonas Bevacqua

American clothing designer and entrepreneur

Jonás Gutiérrez

b. 1983

Argentine footballer

Jonas Hector

b. 1990

German footballer (born 1990)

Jonas Lie (writer)

Norwegian novelist, poet, and playwright (1833–1908)

Jonas Renkse

b. 1975

Swedish musician (born 1975)

Jonas Salk

American inventor of the polio vaccine (1914–1995)

Jonas Valančiūnas

b. 1992

Lithuanian basketball player (born 1992)

Jonathan Bailey

b. 1988

English actor (born 1988)

Jonathan Biabiany

b. 1988

French footballer (born 1988)

Jonathan Brown (Welsh footballer)

b. 1990

Welsh footballer

Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris

b. 1957

American filmmakers

Jonathan Demme

American filmmaker (1944–2017)

Jonathan dos Santos

b. 1990

Mexican footballer (born 1990)

Jonathan Edwards (triple jumper)

b. 1966

English triple jumper (born 1966)

Jonathan Fox (swimmer)

b. 1991

British Paralympic swimmer

Jonathan Huberdeau

b. 1993

Canadian ice hockey player (born 1993)

Jonathan Hyde

b. 1948

British-Australian actor (born 1948)