Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

J. J. Daigneault

b. 1965

Canadian ice hockey player (born 1965)

J. J. Dillon

b. 1942

American professional wrestler and manager

J. J. Furmaniak

b. 1979

American baseball player (born 1979)

J. J. Hardy

b. 1982

American baseball player (born 1982)

J. J. Thomson

British physicist (1856–1940)

J. J. Yeley

b. 1976

American racing driver (born 1976)

J. James Exon

b. 1921

American politician (1921–2005)

J. K. Rowling

b. 1965

British author (born 1965)

J. L. Wilkinson

b. 1878

American sports executive

J. Lawton Collins

b. 1896

United States Army general

J. Lee Thompson

b. 1914

English filmmaker (1914–2002)

J. M. Barrie

b. 1860

Scottish novelist and playwright (1860–1937)

J. Marion Sims

American physician and gynecologist (1813–1883)

J. Meade Falkner

b. 1858

English novelist and poet

J. Merrill Knapp

b. 1914

American musicologist and academic

J. Michael Kosterlitz

b. 1943

British physicist

J. Michael Straczynski

b. 1954

American writer and filmmaker (born 1954)

J. P. Donleavy

b. 1926

Novelist, playwright, essayist

J. P. Dutta

b. 1949

Indian filmmaker (born 1949)

J. P. Karliak

b. 1981

American actor (born 1980 or 1981)

J. P. Morgan

b. 1837

American financier, banker, and art collector (1837–1913)

J. P. Morgan Jr.

b. 1867

American banker (1867–1943)

J. Paul Getty

American industrialist (1892–1976)

J. Philippe Rushton

Canadian psychologist and author (1943–2012)