Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

John Coltrane

American jazz saxophonist (1926–1967)

John Compton

b. 1925

First Prime Minister of Saint Lucia

John Condon (British Army soldier)

Irish soldier

John Conlee

b. 1946

American country music singer (born 1946)

John Connally

American politician (1917–1993)

John Connell (actor)

b. 1923

American actor (1923–2015)

John Connelly (footballer, born 1938)

b. 1938

English footballer (1938–2012)

John Constable

b. 1776

English painter (1776–1837)

John Conteh

b. 1951

British boxer (born 1951)

John Conyers

b. 1929

American politician (1929–2019)

John Cook (Delaware politician)

American planter and politician

John Cook (golfer)

b. 1957

American professional golfer (born 1957)

John Cook (regicide)

Solicitor General of the English Commonwealth (1608-1660)

John Cooke (Royal Navy officer)

Royal Navy officer (1762–1805)

John Coombs

British racing driver

John Cooper (car maker)

b. 1923

British auto racer and company founder (1923–2000)

John Cootes

b. 1941

Australia international rugby league player (born 1941)

John Coplans

British artist, art writer, curator, and museum director

John Corabi

b. 1959

American singer and guitarist

John Corbett

b. 1961

American actor and country music singer (born 1961)

John Cornforth

b. 1917

Australian-British chemist (1917–2013)

John Couch Adams

b. 1819

British mathematician and astronomer (1819–1892)

John Cox Bray

b. 1842

Australian politician (1842–1894)

John Crank

English mathematical physicist