Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Jack Kelly (actor)

b. 1927

American actor (1927–1992)

Jack Kemp

American politician and football player (1935–2009)

Jack Kerouac

American writer (1922–1969)

Jack Kevorkian

b. 1928

American pathologist and euthanasia activist (1928–2011)

Jack Kilby

American electrical engineer (1923–2005)

Jack King (footballer, born 1985)

b. 1985

English association football player

Jack Klugman

b. 1922

American actor (1922–2012)

Jack Kralick

b. 1935

American baseball player (1935–2012)

Jack Kramer

b. 1921

American tennis player (1921–2009)

Jack L. Warner

b. 1892

Canadian-born American film executive (1892–1978)

Jack LaLanne

b. 1914

American fitness and nutrition guru and motivational speaker (1914–2011)

Jack Lambert (American football)

b. 1952

American football player (born 1952)

Jack Lambert (footballer, born 1902)

b. 1902

English football player (1902-1940)

Jack Lang (Australian politician)

Australian politician (1876–1975)

Jack Larson

American actor and writer (1928–2015)

Jack Laviolette

b. 1879

Canadian ice hockey player (1879–1960)

Jack Lawless

b. 1987

American drummer (born 1987)

Jack Layton

b. 1950

Canadian politician (1950–2011)

Jack Le Goff

French equestrian

Jack Lee (politician)

American politician (1920–2014)

Jack Lemmon

American actor (1925–2001)

Jack Levine

American Social Realist painter and printmaker

Jack Lew

b. 1955

American attorney (born 1955)

Jack Littlejohn

b. 1991

Australian rugby league footballer (born 1991)