Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

J. D. Tippit

b. 1924

American police officer killed on the day of JFK assassination (1924–1963)

J. E. B. Stuart

Confederate cavalry general (1833–1864)

J. E. H. MacDonald

b. 1873

English-Canadian artist

J. Edgar Hoover

American law enforcement administrator (1895–1972)

J. F. Ade Ajayi

b. 1929

Nigerian historian (1929–2014)

J. F. Archibald

Australian journalist (1856–1919)

J. F. C. Fuller

b. 1878

British Army general (1878–1966)

J. F. Coleman

United States Marine Corps officer

J. F. Oberlin

Alsatian pastor and philanthropist (1740–1826)

J. F. Powers

American writer (1917–1999)

J. Frank Dobie

b. 1888

American writer (1888–1964)

J. Frank Raley Jr.

American politician

J. Fred Coots

b. 1897

American songwriter (1897–1985)

J. Fred Duckett

American sports journalist (1933–2007)

J. G. Ballard

English writer (1930–2009)

J. G. Farrell

English-born writer of Irish descent (1935–1979)

J. Gordon Edwards (entomologist)

American entomologist

J. H. C. Whitehead

British mathematician (1904–1960)

J. H. Elliott

b. 1930

British historian and Hispanist (1930–2022)

J. Hans D. Jensen

b. 1907

German physicist (1907–1973)

J. I. Rodale

Publisher and author

J. J. Abrams

b. 1966

American filmmaker (born 1966)

J. J. Barea

b. 1984

Puerto Rican basketball player (born 1984)

J. J. C. Smart

Australian philosopher and academic