Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

J. Quinn Brisben

American poet (1934–2012)

J. R. Bremer

b. 1980

American basketball player (born 1980)

J. R. Eyerman

b. 1906

American photographer and photojournalist (1906–1985)

J. R. Fitzpatrick

b. 1988

Canadian stock car racing driver

J. R. Jayewardene

b. 1906

President of Sri Lanka from 1978 to 1989

J. R. Morgan

b. 1950

J. R. P. Suriyapperuma

b. 1928

Sri Lankan politician (1928–2025)

J. R. R. Tolkien

English writer and philologist (1892–1973)

J. R. Ramirez

b. 1980

Cuban-American actor (born 1980)

J. R. Simplot

American businessman

J. R. Smith

b. 1985

American basketball player (born 1985)

J. R. Williams

Canadian cartoonist

J. Reuben Clark

b. 1871

American leader of the LDS Church (1871–1961)

J. Robert Hooper

b. 1936

American politician (1936–2008)

J. Robert Oppenheimer

b. 1904

American theoretical physicist (1904–1967)

J. S. Woodsworth

b. 1874

Canadian cleric, politician, and labour activist (1874–1942)

J. Slauerhoff

b. 1898

Dutch poet, writer and doctor (1898–1936)

J. T. Hearne

English cricketer

J. V. Cain

b. 1951

American football player (1951–1979)

J. V. Cunningham

b. 1911

American poet (1911–1985)

J. Vernon McGee

b. 1904

Christian minister (1904–1988)

J. W. Hearne

English cricketer (1891–1965)

J. Willard Marriott

b. 1900

American hotel founder

J. William Middendorf

b. 1924

American diplomat (1924–2025)